South Korea on Sunday successfully put its sophomore spy satellite into orbit to help it keep an eye on the North.The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket bearing the satellite and 10 other spacecraft lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 7:16 a.m. local time. It entered orbit about 45 minutes later and began communicating with a ground station by 10:57 a.m., according to South Korea's defense ministry.
The next three surveillance satellites South Korea plans to launch by next year will also be equipped with SAR sensors.Newsweek reached out to the North Korean embassy in Beijing and the South Korean embassy in Washington, D.C, via written requests for comment.Pyongyang may also be preparing for its next launch, South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Col. Lee Sung-jun told reported late last month amid signs of new activity at the North's Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
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