How does North Korea track its long-distance missile tests?



Analysis How does North Korea track its long-distance missile tests? North Korea faces significant hurdles to collect real-time telemetry from long-distance missile tests Chad O'Carroll November 17, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Rodong Sinmun North Korea’s two most recent intermediate range missile tests, which both involved the newly developed Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), demonstrated an ever-improving capability to reach targets far, far away from the peninsula. The August 28 Hwasong-12 launch resulted in splashdown 2,700km from launch, while the September 14 test-fire resulted in a splashdown some 3,400km from Pyongyang – the furthest-ever North Korean ballistic missile test in history – excluding satellite launch attempts. Pictured observing the two tests from a runway at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport, Kim Jong Un was shown in official state media in both cases 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 reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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How does North Korea track its long-distance missile tests?

North Korea faces significant hurdles to collect real-time telemetry from long-distance missile tests

Chad O'Carroll November 17, 2017

How does North Korea track its long-distance missile tests?

Rodong Sinmun

North Korea’s two most recent intermediate range missile tests, which both involved the newly developed Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBM), demonstrated an ever-improving capability to reach targets far, far away from the peninsula.

The August 28 Hwasong-12 launch resulted in splashdown 2,700km from launch, while the September 14 test-fire resulted in a splashdown some 3,400km from Pyongyang – the furthest-ever North Korean ballistic missile test in history – excluding satellite launch attempts.

Pictured observing the two tests from a runway at Pyongyang’s Sunan International Airport, Kim Jong Un was shown in official state media in both cases

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

How does North Korea track its long-distance missile tests?

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