SOUTH KOREA LAUNCHES FIRST MILITARY SATELLITE
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21.07.2020


AlJazeera (21 July 2020)

 

The ANASIS-II satellite makes South Korea the 10th country in the world to own a military-only communications satellite.

Private operator Space X has launched South Korea's first military communications satellite into space as Seoul looks to build up its defence capabilities against its nuclear-armed neighbour, North Korea.

South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), in a statement on Tuesday, said the ANASIS-II satellite lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the US state of Florida at 5:30pm local time the previous day.

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