Take to the skies: where North Korea's space program goes from here



Analysis Take to the skies: where North Korea’s space program goes from here If all goes well, we may expect a DPRK spy satellite in low earth orbit within the next decade Uzi Rubin March 15, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON KCNA An article in NK News by Russian missile researcher Khrustalev Vladimir a few months ago waxed lyrical on the wonders of Kim Jong Un's upcoming strides in space technology. In an interview with two officials of North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA), some light was shed on North Korea's space ambitions. The two men describe – in very vague terms – two planned satellites: the Kwangmyongsong 2/3 and the Kwangmyongsong 4. The first is a low orbit earth observation satellite weighing "over 100 kg," with a resolution of "several meters." The second is far more interesting: a geostationary satellite with a Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea’s politburo meeting hints at secret changes to senior officials 02The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit 03China has reasons to like Trump’s North Korea outreach — and reasons to worry 04North Korea’s old alliance with Tanzania quietly finds new life 05North Korea has named its price for reopening UK’s embassy in Pyongyang 06Why Trump’s new counter-cybercrime model curiously leaves out North Korea 07The Kremlin veteran tasked with keeping Russia-North Korea’s alliance on track 08North Korea’s imports of sanctioned goods rise as China trade slows

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Take to the skies: where North Korea’s space program goes from here

If all goes well, we may expect a DPRK spy satellite in low earth orbit within the next decade

Uzi Rubin March 15, 2018

Take to the skies: where North Korea’s space program goes from here

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An article in NK News by Russian missile researcher Khrustalev Vladimir a few months ago waxed lyrical on the wonders of Kim Jong Un's upcoming strides in space technology. In an interview with two officials of North Korea's National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA), some light was shed on North Korea's space ambitions. The two men describe – in very vague terms – two planned satellites: the Kwangmyongsong 2/3 and the Kwangmyongsong 4.

The first is a low orbit earth observation satellite weighing "over 100 kg," with a resolution of "several meters." The second is far more interesting: a geostationary satellite with a

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