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South Korea launches its first spy satellite after rival North Korea does the same

  • South Korea has launched its first military spy satellite, while North Korea has also claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit, leading to increased tensions between the two nations.
  • South Korea's satellite was launched from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, with plans to send four more satellites by 2025. The satellites will enhance South Korea's defense capabilities.
  • Both South Korea and the United States have condemned North Korea's satellite launch, which violates multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions. The launch has strained relations between the two Koreas and breached a previous military agreement.
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SEÚL.- Corea del Sur lanzó su primer satélite espía militar en Estados Unidos, en medio de las tensiones por la carrera espacial con Corea del Norte. El líder autoritario norcoreano, Kim Jong Un, había lanzado el satélite espía “Malligyong-1″ la semana pasada, que avivó la tirantez en la península. El Falcon 9 de SpaceX, la compañía del magnate Elon Musk, alcanzó la órbita con éxito y es capaz de monitorear actividades norcoreanas.El ministerio …

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Erst folgten Sanktionen gegen den nördlichen Nachbarstaat, nun hat Südkorea als weitere Reaktion einen eigenen Spionagesatelliten ins All befördert. Eine „Falcon-9“-Rakete der privaten Raumfahrtfirma SpaceX von US-Milliardär Elon Musk mit dem südkoreanischen Satelliten an Bord hob am Freitag vom Militärstützpunkt Vandenberg in Kalifornien ab. Südkorea informierte wenig später über den erfolgreichen Start.Südkorea will mehrere Spionagesatelliten …

·Vienna, Austria
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BleepingComputer broke the news in on Thursday, November 30, 2023.
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