a launch shell The official North Korean News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday that Saturday was another “important test” for the development of a reconnaissance satellite.
On March 5, the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [nome oficial da Coreia do Norte] The Academy of Defense Sciences conducted another test.
“Through testing, NADA has confirmed the reliability of the satellite data transmission and reception system, the drive control system and the various ground control systems,” he said.
Contrary to what happened with the alleged launch of a ballistic missile on February 27, today’s news does not include images of the Earth’s surface taken from space.
Last week, North Korea said it launched a projectile to test, among other things, the high-resolution imaging system and data transmission system for a reconnaissance satellite it said it was developing.
North Korea has conducted nine rounds of weapons tests since the beginning of the year, a new record.
As for the South Korean armed forces, Pyongyang on Saturday launched a ballistic missile from the vicinity of Sinan, near the North Korean capital, towards the Sea of Japan, with the projectile flying about 270 km and its maximum height of about 560 km.
On January 31, North Korea confirmed the launch of a medium-range ballistic missile capable of hitting the US territory of Guam.
Also in January, during North Korea’s ruling party congress, leader Kim Jong Un announced that the country would develop new reconnaissance satellites.
North Korea announced in 2012 and 2016 that it had launched two reconnaissance satellites, called Kwangmyongsong 3-2 and 4, into orbit, but Western space agencies have yet to record any signals emitted by the alleged satellites.
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