Seoul’s satellite was launched into orbit on one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketsA SpaceX rocket has launched South Korea’s first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first surveillance satellite last week.Seoul’s reconnaissance satellite, carried by one of Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets, lifted off from the Vandenberg US Space Force Base in California at 10.19am local time on Friday. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/02/south-korea-launches-first-military-spy-satellite-intensifying-space-race-with-pyongyang
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Publish date : 2023-12-02 03:37:06
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South Korea launches first military spy satellite, intensifying space race with Pyongyang
