South Korea has launched its second military spy satellite into space, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to launch multiple reconnaissance satellites this year.
WorldIn this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's second military spy satellite is ready for liftoff at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday, April 7, 2024. South Korea launched its second military spy satellite into space on Monday, days after North Korea reaffirmed its plan to fire multiple reconnaissance satellites this year. – in December — amid heightened animosities.
South Korea in 2022 became the world’s 10th nation to successfully launch a satellite with its own technology by using a homegrown rocket to place what it called a “performance observation satellite” in orbit. But experts say it’s economical to use a SpaceX rocket to launch spy satellite and that South Korea needs more launches to ensure the reliability of a rocket.
After two launch failures earlier in 2023, North Korea placed its Malligyong-1 spy satellite into orbit on Nov. 21. North Korea has since said its satellite had transmitted imagery with space views of key sites in the U.S. and South Korea, including the White House and the Pentagon. But it hasn't released any of those satellite photos, and foreign experts doubt whether the North Korean satellite can transmit militarily meaningful imagery.
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