Japan will be testing a prototype infrared sensor designed to detect missile launches on a satellite that will launch into space this fiscal year.
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Tokyo intends to manufacture a constellation of small satellite for early warning detection of missile launches from North Korea.
So far, the launch manifest suggest the sensor could be placed aboard Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 that is scheduled to be launched by the new H3 rocket.
The government will also consider using commercial satellites to monitor the movement of Chinese ships.