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Bill to amend the Act on Launching and Managing Satellites and related laws

人工衛星等の打上げ及び人工衛星の管理に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律案

Published: not stated by the source · Source: House of Representatives — Diet Bills · Stage: Enacted · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-06

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AI summary

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Summary

The House of Representatives listing identifies a Cabinet-submitted bill to partially amend the Act on Launching of Spacecraft, etc. and Control of Spacecraft and related laws. The recorded deliberation status is passed; the bill is listed as No. 40 in the 221st Diet session, but no promulgation or effective date is provided.

Business Impact

Satellite launch operators and satellite managers may be affected by changes to the laws governing their activities, although the specific amendments are not described in the supplied listing.

Recommended Action

Reviewing the official Japanese bill text and legislative record could clarify the amended provisions, their scope, and any promulgation or effective dates.

Timeline of related official records

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  1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 人工衛星等の打上げ及び人工衛星の管理に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律案(審議状況:成立) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-06-17 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 人工衛星等の打上げ及び人工衛星の管理に関する法律等の一部を改正する法律(令和八年法律第三十九号) Dashboard page Original Japanese source