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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Korea's second indigenous military spy satellite takes off from John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida, on Sunday (local time). [MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE]

South Korea launches second spy satellite into orbit

Korea successfully launched its second domestically developed spy satellite into orbit via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, according to the Defense Ministry on Monday.

2024.4.8

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying South Korea's first domestically developed military reconnaissance satellite is launched from Vandenberg U.S. Space Force Base in California on Friday (local time). [SPACEX]

South's first spy satellite adds eyes to preemptive strike plan

The rivalry between the two Koreas heated up in space with South Korea’s successful launch of an indigenous military reconnaissance satellite over the weekend, which followed that of a North Korean satellite launch late last month.

2023.12.3

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Wreckage from North Korea's failed spy satellite launch is shown to the press at the headquarters of the Korean Navy's Second Fleet on June 16. [YONHAP]

JCS says North's spy satellite had 'no military utility'

The military spy satellite launched by North Korea in May had “no military utility,” Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said as they revealed Wednesday that the South Korean military had concluded its mission to retrieve wreckage from the launch.

2023.7.5

News on Seoul Station’s TV shows images of North Korean missiles in the past on Wednesday. North Korea launched what it claims to have been a reconnaissance satellite at 6:29 a.m. [NEWS1]

[THINK ENGLISH] 북 위성발사체로 경계경보 발령, 하지만 실패로 끝나

North Korea’s first reconnaissance satellite crashed into the sea early Wednesday morning after the space launch vehicle’s (SLV) second-stage separation failed, according to Pyongyang's state media.

2023.6.5