Sanctions against its northern neighbor followed first, and now South Korea has launched its own spy satellite into space in further response.
A ‘Falcon 9’ rocket from SpaceX, the private space company of American billionaire Elon Musk, with the South Korean satellite on board, took off from the Vandenberg military base in California on Friday. South Korea informed a little later about the successful start.
South Korea wants to put several spy satellites into orbit to better observe what is happening in the isolated neighboring country. At the same time, the South Korean military wants to become more independent of its ally the United States when it comes to surveillance from space.
Four more satellites will follow
“With the successful launch of the military satellite, our armed forces have secured independent surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities,” the report said. Under a contract with SpaceX, South Korea wants to put four more satellites into orbit by 2025.
Spy satellite brings new sanctions against North Korea
The US and its partners South Korea, Japan and Australia have each imposed new sanctions on North Korea over the launch of its first reconnaissance satellite last week. They accuse Pyongyang of using technologies directly related to its intercontinental ballistic missile program.
North Korea promptly issued a warning: the country would interpret any disruption to its satellite service as a declaration of war. In the event of an attack on its strategic facilities, it would mobilize its military deterrent.
Source: Krone
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