Japan to build third satellite

Japan will build a backup satellite to take over if a malfunction occurs in a pair of radar satellites now under construction, officials said. The backup satellite will probably be launched in 2014, and would give Japan three fully operable orbiting radar satellites, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Japan's two intelligence-gathering satellites have broken down, and their replacements won't be orbited until 2011 and 2012, the report said. More

(Source: UPI.com - Oct 11)