ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea



News ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea Synthetic aperture radar will enable reconnaissance even in bad weather, with three more satellite launches set for 2025 Joon Ha Park \| Shreyas Reddy April 8, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The ROK's second military reconnaissance satellite awaiting launch at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida \| Image: ROK Defense Ministry (April 8, 2024) South Korea successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit on Monday, pushing forward an initiative to improve the country’s ability to monitor North Korea. The ROK’s military reconnaissance satellite was launched atop a Space X Falcon-9 rocket from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida at approximately 7:17 p.m. local time (8:17 a.m. KST), according to Seoul’s defense ministry. South Korea successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit on Monday, pushing forward an initiative to improve the country’s ability to monitor North Korea. The ROK’s military reconnaissance satellite was launched atop a Space X Falcon-9 rocket from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida at approximately 7:17 p.m. local time (8:17 a.m. KST), according to Seoul’s defense ministry. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea

Synthetic aperture radar will enable reconnaissance even in bad weather, with three more satellite launches set for 2025

Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy April 8, 2024

ROK launches second spy satellite in pursuit of 24/7 monitoring of North Korea

The ROK's second military reconnaissance satellite awaiting launch at the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida | Image: ROK Defense Ministry (April 8, 2024)

South Korea successfully launched its second military spy satellite into orbit on Monday, pushing forward an initiative to improve the country’s ability to monitor North Korea.

The ROK’s military reconnaissance satellite was launched atop a Space X Falcon-9 rocket from the John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida at approximately 7:17 p.m. local time (8:17 a.m. KST), according to Seoul’s defense ministry.

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