The Japan News website by the Yomiuri Shimbun has posted an article that a Tokyo-based venture firm plans to build a space debris monitoring facility in the Kiyosato area, known as a summer resort in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Construction is expected to start as early as this spring on the grounds of a former elementary school. Located at a high altitude and blessed with clear air and days of sunny weather, Kiyosato appears perfect for such a facility. Local residents hope it will help revitalize the local economy.
LSAS Tec Co., a company involved in space analysis, plans to build a dome-shaped facility measuring about three meters in diameter to house an optical astrometric telescope on the grounds of the now defunct Takane-Kiyosato Elementary School.
LSAS Tec Co., a company involved in space analysis, plans to build a dome-shaped facility measuring about three meters in diameter to house an optical astrometric telescope on the grounds of the now defunct Takane-Kiyosato Elementary School.
The planned construction site is based at an altitude of about 1,200 meters. “There is nothing that blocks [the view in] the sky, and the site meets the requirements to be the monitoring base,” said an official at the company. “We hope to finalize more details with the municipal government.”
LSAS Tec has already outlined the project to local residents. It plans to start construction after signing a basic agreement with the city, which owns the former school, as early as this month.
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