Japan's Sky Perfect JSAT in talks with U.S. military on space monitoring

Satellite broadcaster seeks to double security-related revenue by end of decade

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Sky Perfect JSAT controls a fleet of 17 geostationary satellites. (Boeing)

RINTARO TOBITA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- Japanese satellite broadcaster Sky Perfect JSAT aims to collaborate with the U.S. military in monitoring space, President Eiichi Yonekura told Nikkei, looking to turn security-related applications into a major revenue source.

Yonekura met with U.S. officials in charge of space policy at the White House on Tuesday, where the two sides discussed collaboration in space situational awareness.

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