Realizing a South Korea-US Defense Partnership in Space

South Korea Launches First Commercial-Grade Satellite as North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite

Advertisement The last year has been significant in South Korea’s progress as a major space nation. In June 2022 and May 2023, the country successfully launched Nuri, its own domestically produced rocket. The launches put South Korea in an elite group of countries that have independently launched their own satellites into orbit. In February 2023, … Read more

South Korea Launches First Commercial-Grade Satellite as North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite

South Korea Launches First Commercial-Grade Satellite as North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite

Advertisement South Korea successfully launched a commercial-grade satellite for the first time Thursday as part of its growing space development program, as rival North Korea is pushing to place its first military spy satellite into orbit. The two Koreas, technically in a state of war, have no military reconnaissance satellites of their own and both … Read more