Posted on Mar 5, 2022
North Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite
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The United Nations and others view a satellite launch by North Korea as a cover for tests of missile technology, as ballistic missiles and rockets in satellite lift-offs share similar bodies, engines and other technology. Concerns about a North Korean satellite launch flared after it recently threatened to lift a four-year moratorium on big weapons tests to cope with what it called U.S. hostility.
North Korea says it tested cameras for spy satellite
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Seeing how we've been using missile booster components to put satellites in orbit this isn't at all a surprise.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."The official Korean Central News Agency said Sunday's test involved cameras for a reconnaissance satellite conducting vertical and oblique photography of a specific area of Earth. It said the test "is of great significance in developing the reconnaissance satellite" and released photos of the Korean Peninsula that appeared to be taken from space.
North Korea didn't directly acknowledge any missile launch, but the KCNA statement suggests North Korea fired a rocket or a missile to take space-based photos. U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials said Sunday they detected a new ballistic missile launch by North Korea, the eighth of its kind this year."...
..."The official Korean Central News Agency said Sunday's test involved cameras for a reconnaissance satellite conducting vertical and oblique photography of a specific area of Earth. It said the test "is of great significance in developing the reconnaissance satellite" and released photos of the Korean Peninsula that appeared to be taken from space.
North Korea didn't directly acknowledge any missile launch, but the KCNA statement suggests North Korea fired a rocket or a missile to take space-based photos. U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials said Sunday they detected a new ballistic missile launch by North Korea, the eighth of its kind this year."...
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