Japan, Dec. 24 -- Mitsui & Co., Ltd. ("Mitsui"), together with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation ("Mitsubishi Electric"), SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation ("SKY Perfect JSAT"), Synspective Inc., Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., Axelspace Corporation, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. was awarded the Ministry of Defense (Japan)'s public tender for the "satellite constellation project" on December 24th.This project is a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) aimed at strengthening the Ministry of Defense's intelligence-gathering capabilities by building and operating a satellite constellation managed by private companies.Existing commercial satellite imagery services may not consistently deliver images at the timing required by the Minist...