There Are 6,434 Satellites Worldwide... Analysis of Surveillance Satellites Over the Korean Peninsula Planned

[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] It has been identified that there are over 6,000 satellites operating worldwide. This is the first time the military has assessed the number of satellites, and they plan to focus on analyzing satellites passing over the Korean Peninsula.

According to the satellite compendium published by the Air Force on the 5th, there are 6,434 satellites globally. Among these, 2,829 satellites have identified countries of origin (511 military satellites and 2,318 civilian satellites).

Among military satellites, those operated by countries surrounding the Korean Peninsula number 211, the highest count, followed by 210 military satellites from the United States, and 80 military satellites from other countries. For civilian satellites, 426 are operated by neighboring countries, 1,229 by the United States, and 673 by other countries.

The Air Force, for the first time in the military, deployed the space surveillance capability called the ‘Electro-Optical Satellite Surveillance System (EOSS)’ on the 5th to monitor satellites flying over the Korean Peninsula.

The EOSS consists of search telescopes and identification telescopes and will analyze satellites and space objects flying within a 2,000 km radius from Seoul and at altitudes below 700 km. The search telescope can observe objects as small as 1 meter flying over the Korean Peninsula.

Based on the analysis data captured by the EOSS, the Air Force plans to establish a Space Operations Battalion this year and a Space Operations Regiment in 2025.

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