Eyes above: How a new ROK satellite will help monitor North Korea’s every move



Analysis Eyes above: How a new ROK satellite will help monitor North Korea’s every move Seoul looks to forge its own space surveillance network independent of US, as the inter-Korean space race heats up Joon Ha Park \| Shreyas Reddy December 1, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An illustration of a satellite \| Image: NK Pro The South Korean military is set to launch its first reconnaissance satellite atop a SpaceX rocket on Friday, kicking off an ambitious project to improve its ability to monitor North Korean threats independent of U.S. capabilities. The launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and it comes just 10 days after the DPRK successfully launched its own military spy satellite on Nov. 21. Like Pyongyang, Seoul seeks to place multiple reconnaissance satellites into orbit under “Project 425” initiated in 2018. The satellite is equipped with electro-optical (EO 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 01How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 02All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 03No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 04What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 05North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 06From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 07North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 08Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere

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Eyes above: How a new ROK satellite will help monitor North Korea’s every move

Seoul looks to forge its own space surveillance network independent of US, as the inter-Korean space race heats up

Joon Ha Park | Shreyas Reddy December 1, 2023

Eyes above: How a new ROK satellite will help monitor North Korea’s every move

An illustration of a satellite | Image: NK Pro

The South Korean military is set to launch its first reconnaissance satellite atop a SpaceX rocket on Friday, kicking off an ambitious project to improve its ability to monitor North Korean threats independent of U.S. capabilities.

The launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to take place from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, and it comes just 10 days after the DPRK successfully launched its own military spy satellite on Nov. 21.

Like Pyongyang, Seoul seeks to place multiple reconnaissance satellites into orbit under “Project 425” initiated in 2018. The satellite is equipped with electro-optical (EO

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Eyes above: How a new ROK satellite will help monitor North Korea’s every move

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