[2nd Report] Kim Jong-un Inspects National Space Development Agency... "Mass Deployment of Reconnaissance Satellites Within 5 Years"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun]North Korean Workers' Party General Secretary Kim Jong-un inspected the National Space Development Agency and expressed his intention to deploy a large number of reconnaissance satellites within five years, signaling the launch of medium-range or longer-range projectiles in succession.

The Workers' Party organ, Rodong Sinmun, reported on the 10th, "The General Secretary expressed great satisfaction with the recent important tests of reconnaissance satellites, confirming the methods of aerospace photography, the operational characteristics of high-resolution imaging equipment, and the reliability of the image data transmission system."

General Secretary Kim emphasized, "The purpose of developing and operating military reconnaissance satellites is to provide real-time information on the anti-Republic military actions of the U.S. imperialist invasion forces and their followers in the South Korea region, Japan region, and the Pacific to the Republic's armed forces."

He added, "To this end, I fully support the National Space Development Agency's determination to firmly establish the capability of reconnaissance information collection by deploying a large number of military reconnaissance satellites in sun-synchronous polar orbits during the five-year plan period."

North Korea launched medium-range ballistic missiles (MRBM) on the 27th of last month and the 5th of this month, claiming these were "tests for reconnaissance satellite development."

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