North Korea Claims that It Launched a Reconnaissance Satellite
The North Koreans are claiming that they are restarting their space launch program by launching a reconnaissance satellite:
North Korea conducted an “important test” of a “reconnaissance satellite” to verify the capabilities of its high-definition photographing and data-transmission systems, its state-run news agency said Monday.
The country’s aerospace and military science organizations conducted the test, according to the Korean Central News Agency. KCNA’s report did not include photographs of the launch but had pictures of Earth from space that it said were taken by cameras “loaded on the reconnaissance satellite.”
“The test is of great significance in developing the reconnaissance satellite,” KCNA claimed in its report.
The communist regime on Sunday launched what South Korea’s military believes was a ballistic missile off its eastern coast around 7:52 a.m. The missile, according to the South’s military, flew about 186 miles at a peak altitude of 385 miles. The Japan Coast Guard also confirmed the launch and its specifications.
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It was not a test of a recon satellite, but a test of the camera system for a recon satellite, which seemed to have been mounted on the ballistic missile they fired a few days ago.
And from the photo, not sure if it would be able to take any useful photos.
“And from the photo, not sure if it would be able to take any useful photos.”
If you look to the far right of the screen, it took a pretty decent selfie under the circumstances.
Also, it is something you can use to hassle the flat earthers.