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Spy satellite

Japan launched yet another spy satellite in space today, in the urge to heighten its technical abilities in independently gathering all its required information.

This was Japan’s fifth spy satellite in space and is believed to be as efficient as its previous highly advanced satellites. This 565 million USD satellite released off for its space mission in a domestically developed Japanese H-2A rocket. The satellite in the rocket got launched from a space center located in the southern island of Tanegashima. The information about the launching of the satellite was provided by an official spokes person of the cabinet office, Hisashi Michigami.

Michigami said, “The satellite will gather intelligence for our defense and diplomatic purposes”. Over several years, Japan had been dependent on the satellites of the United States of America for its intelligence. But, to mark its advancements and also be independent in gaining all the vital information, it launched its first pair of intelligence spy satellites into space in the year 2003. These first spy satellites were launched over the concern of North Korea’s missile programs.

It was back in 1998 when North Korea shocked the entire world by test firing a missile over Japan. And, it was this incident that actually made Japan create its own spy satellites to watch over the activities in North Korea. Moreover, recently this year in April, a long range rocket designed and made by North Korea just flew over Japan and later landed deep in the Pacific Ocean. And hence, it is these reasons that Japan is forced to launch all its space spy satellites, one after the other.