投稿者 8/15 CNN 日時 2000 年 8 月 16 日 17:00:36:
回答先: 鹿児島県内に地上受信局建設へ 情報収集衛星で政府 投稿者 倉田佳典 日時 2000 年 8 月 15 日 21:11:18:
Japan unveils final plans for spy satellites
August 15, 2000
Web posted at: 11:12 AM EDT (1512 GMT)
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Japan has
revealed final plans for its first set of
spy satellites, set to be launched by the
end of March 2003, Kyodo news
agency reported Tuesday.
The decision to build the four
intelligence satellites was made in
November 1998, just months after
North Korea test-fired a missile that
flew over Japan.
A government source was quoted by Kyodo as giving details of the satellite
system, including what sort of satellites will be used.
Two of the four satellites will carry cameras capable of recognizing objects
on Earth as small as one yard, while the other two, which use radio waves,
will be able to map out images of objects through thick cloud cover.