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じょうほうしゅうしゅうえいせい 情報収集衛星
Noun
1. information-gathering satellite
Wikipedia definition
2. Information Gathering SatelliteAn Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) is a satellite in a Japanese spy satellite program. It was started as a response to the 1998 North Korean missile test over Japan. The satellite program's main mission is to provide early warning of impending hostile launches in the neighborhood. This program is under direct control of the cabinet. However, Earth observation is a rather new field for Japan. The first Japanese mission in this field MOS-1 was launched only in 1987.
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