Nuclear-armed North Korea launched its first reconnaissance satellite last November (Representational) Seoul, South Korea: North Korea has notified Japan of plans to launch a satellite by June 4, Japanese media reported Monday citing the coast guard, after Seoul said Pyongyang was preparing to put another military spy satellite into orbit. The Japanese Coast Guard said … Read more
Kim Jong Un also stated that the ‘military situation’ on the Korean peninsula had become ‘extreme’ as a result of ‘unprecedented’ confrontations between North Korea and the US. Kim Jong Un has directed the North Korean military to accelerate war preparations. (File Photo) Pyongyang: Kim Jong Un has directed the North Korean military, including its … Read more
South Korea has postponed the planned launch of its first military spy satellite set for this Thursday, officials said, days after rival North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time. Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea is to launch five spy satellites by 2025, and its first … Read more
North Korea conducted a rocket launch believed to be carrying a satellite on Tuesday, South Korea and Japan said, in what would be Pyongyang’s third attempt this year to place its first spy satellite in orbit. North Korea had earlier notified Japan it planned to send up a satellite between Wednesday and Dec. 1, after … Read more