North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile In ‘Reconnaissance Satellite’ Test

KCNA
North Korea released a photo of the Korean peninsula following the Feb. 27 launch.
Credit: KCNA
SEOUL/SINGAPORE—As the West focuses its attention on the war in Ukraine, North Korea test-fired another ballistic missile on Feb. 27, which Pyongyang claims was testing equipment for a “reconnaissance satellite.” According to state newswire KCNA, the test included cameras and signal-processing...
Kim Minseok

Kim Minseok covers South Korean defense. He has worked as a journalist for South Korean military magazines Military Review and Defense Times. Mr Kim is also a research fellow at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, a think tank.

Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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