Fune -Zhuzhi Tokyo Tokyo Special officer
The Ministry of Defense of Japan actively develops the space field,Not only will there be a space force next year, but also develop a space patrol ship.According to news from the Japanese media, one of the main tasks of this spacecraft is "monitoring". It is necessary to penetrate the space of the universe and detect the "satellite killer" of Russia and China.
The Japanese defense news quoted by the current Affairs News Agency reported that the department will include 100 million yen (about S $ 1.2 million) in the budget next year as a funding for developing an unmanned spacecraft.This is one of the equipment that the Japanese defense department actively develops the field of space safety. After the launch, it is expected to perform a number of tasks.
Japanese media reported that the biggest role of this space patrol ship is to maintain safety, such as paying attention to the "space garbage" left by the rockets that have completed the mission.In addition, there is also a goal to monitor the artificial satellite trend including China, Russia and other countries.
It is reported that China and Russia are developing "satellite killers" to attack satellites in other countries.
In addition, Japan also develops the addition of fuel and repair function to Japanese spacecraft.
People with defense departments pointed out that "the speed of satellites runs fast, and it takes a high -end technology to perform supply tasks without the collision with the satellite. Now, Japan decides to create a high -capacity inspection space boatThis shows that Japan's ambitious goals in the field of space defense. "
Relevant reports of Japan also pointed out that space fragments recycling and cosmic security information about Japanese satellites mainly depends on the United States.In order to strengthen the cooperation between Japan and the United States in the field of space, Japan will build a hundred people space forces in the Self -Defense Force next year.At that time, the American Space Operations Center will send officials to Japan, and the space monitoring system built by the Japanese side will be connected with the US military to jointly implement the intelligence collection of space.
