US and Japan plan fleet of over 1,000 low-orbit satellites to track missiles

[F-22Raptor]

Tokyo- Japan and the US plan to deploy a network of small satellites in low earth orbit to detect and track next generation missiles being developed to evade current defense systems, Nikkei has learned.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/In...eet-of-low-orbit-satellites-to-track-missiles

 

[CAPRICORN-88]

Asia-Nikkei is a biased and unreliable source.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Good, India should also join this network.

 

[KAL-EL]

What a beautiful thing

 

[ayodhyapati]

Good, India should also join this network.

americans are not very dependable . in times of war they become neutral.

 

[GumNaam]

hmm...why does the u.s. need japan for these 1000 low orbiting satellites? can't the u.s. deploy them on its own?

 

[Skull and Bones]

americans are not very dependable .

There are no other choice.

 

[FuturePAF]

hmm...why does the u.s. need japan for these 1000 low orbiting satellites? can't the u.s. deploy them on its own?

Cost sharing. If Japan wants access its got to pay to play

 

[ayodhyapati]

hmm...why does the u.s. need japan for these 1000 low orbiting satellites? can't the u.s. deploy them on its own?

americans are responsible for security of japan .

 

[8888888888888]

hmm...why does the u.s. need japan for these 1000 low orbiting satellites? can't the u.s. deploy them on its own?

No money ?

 

[ayodhyapati]

No money ?

they can cease chinese assets as they did with iran.

 

[GumNaam]

they can cease chinese assets as they did with iran.

erm... that's kissing all the american assets in China good bye.

 

[GumNaam]

No money ?

sounds like it.

 

[GumNaam]

americans are responsible for security of japan .

then they should do it for free. besides, not like japan needs american tech nor funding to put up such a satellite network, it can do it on its own.

 

[beijingwalker]

hmm...why does the u.s. need japan for these 1000 low orbiting satellites? can't the u.s. deploy them on its own?

Final tally of the orbital launches in 2019

• China: 34
• Russia: 22
• United States: 21
• Europe: 9
• India: 6
• New Zealand: 6
• Japan: 2
• Iran: 2