A major construction project is underway adjacent to North Korea’s General Satellite Control Center in Pyongyang, March dated street-level photos and satellite imagery suggest.

At least two large buildings appear to be rising immediately next to the center – which state media says is used for tracking the “real-time display of satellite launch” – suggesting they could be linked to the further development of North Korea’s controversial space exploration program.

“I can’t say for certain what they are for, but an extension of ‘General Satellite Control Center’ seems reasonable,” said Curtis Melvin, a North