South Korea Declares First Military Reconnaissance Satellite Operational

The satellite launched in December on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg SFB.

Credit: SpaceX
The South Korean National Defense Ministry says the first of its reconnaissance satellites has passed in-orbit testing and is now operational. The country launched the satellite for its Project 425 to build an indigenous military Earth-observation capability on Dec. 1, 2023, on a SpaceX Falcon 9...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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