Japan to deploy 100 personnel at new satellite monitoring unit

The Japanese Defense Ministry will place around 100 personnel at a new unit to be set up by fiscal 2022 to monitor space debris and satellites, sources close to the matter said Monday.The new Space Domain Mission Unit will track space debris such as used rocket parts and old satellites that pose a threat to satellites orbiting Earth, according to the sources.The unit will also monitor satellites operated by other countries, as Japan aims to establish, in cooperation with the United States and Europe, a system to detect "hunter-killer" satellites that attack other satellites.The members of t…READ FULL ARTICLE