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South Korea launches first military spy satellite, intensifying space race with Pyongyang



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

Author : Agence France-Presse

Publish date : 2023-12-02 03:37:06

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