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North Korea Launches New Civilian Satellite Push
North Korea appears to have launched a broad project to develop civilian satellite technology and will meet quarterly to assess its progress. The project was disclosed last week when state media reported a “regular meeting” of the “Non-permanent Space Science and Technology Committee” (국가비상설우주과학기술위원회) was held at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang on March…
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Completed satellite command center revealed in TV images
North Korean TV recently broadcast the first video images of the activities surrounding the launch of the Kwangmyongsong 4 satellite. The images came in a 37-minute documentary called “경애하는 김정은동지의 령도밑에 지구관측위성《광명성-4》호 성과적으로 발사” (rough translation: Earth observation satellite Kwangmyongsong 4 successfully launched under guidance of respected and beloved comrade Kim Jong Un) that contained several…
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At least two satellites ready to fly, scientists tell CNN
North Korea has at least two more satellites ready to fly “at any time,” two of the country’s space scientists have told CNN in an interesting interview conducted in Pyongyang. The interview builds on one given a month ago to The Associated Press during which one of the two National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) officials said…
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A new satellite and an old argument
North Korea’s space agency told the Associated Press last week that it is planning to launch another satellite. The satellite will be the fifth it has attempted to put in orbit. The first three launches were unsuccessful but the fourth, in December 2012, successfully placed a satellite into space, although the satellite appears to have malfunctioned.…
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More details on Pyongyang’s new satellite center
North Korea’s new satellite control center has been located. Thanks to TV images broadcast on state television, Curtis Melvin was quickly able to match the building with one he’d been observing under construction in central Pyongyang. He reports it’s in the Pothonggang District and estimates the size at about 570 square meters. Satellite images available through Google…
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North Korea has a new satellite control center
North Korea has built a new satellite control center, according to state-run media reports on Sunday. Existence of the center was revealed with news that Kim Jong Un visited the site recently. The exact date of the visit or its location wasn’t disclosed. A little of the center could be seen in images carried by…
