SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea’s claimed success in placing its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit on its third attempt has raised the possibility it could have received technological assistance from Russia. North Korea said a new type of Chollima-1 space rocket successfully put the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean military warned North Korea on Monday to “immediately stop” preparations for another military spy satellite launch, vowing to take “necessary measures” if it presses ahead with the launch. Lt. Gen. Kang Ho-pil, chief director of operations at the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), made the warning, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A North Korean official on Tuesday called the country’s military spy satellite an “indispensable strategic option” to counter the United States, which is “getting hell-bent on space militarization.” Following two botched attempts to launch the military spy satellite, named the Malligyong-1, mounted on the Chollima-1 rocket in May and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea may launch its military spy satellite between Tuesday and Oct. 26 following its previous two failed launches, as it will likely take into account key political and diplomatic events, a South Korean state-run think tank said Friday. The potential launch window, projected by the Korea Institute for [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to launch its first homegrown spy satellite in 2023 atop a rocket from U.S. commercial space firm SpaceX under a project to place five such satellites into orbit by 2025, Seoul officials said Sunday. The state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute and Agency for Defense Development have [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea plans to develop military reconnaissance satellites and deploy five units by 2022 as part of efforts to beef up defense capabilities to better deter North Korea’s evolving security threats, military officers said Monday. The plan is part of the defense ministry’s policy goals for this year, which [...]