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South Korea launches its first indigenous military spy satellite amid threats
Updated On: 02 December, 2023 07:14 AM IST | Seoul | ANI
It reported that the satellite was launched with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base
The SpaceX rocket launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky 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. Pic/AFP
Amid growing threats from North Korea, South Korea successfully launched its first indigenous military spy satellite from a US military base in California on Friday (local time), Yonhap news agency reported citing South Korea's defence ministry on Saturday.
It reported that the satellite was launched with the help of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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