North Korea "Reconnaissance Satellite Captures Images of Pyeongtaek, Seoul, etc."... Kim Jong-un Visits Satellite Control Center Again

North Korea announced on the 25th that it took photos of the Korean Peninsula area using a military reconnaissance satellite, and that Chairman Kim Jong Un confirmed them.

North Korea announced on the 25th that it took photos of the Korean Peninsula area using a military reconnaissance satellite, and that Chairman Kim Jong Un reviewed them. The report added that Chairman Kim "specifically examined the photographic data taken by the reconnaissance satellite as it passed over the Korean Peninsula between 10:15 a.m. and 10:27 a.m. on the 24th, capturing important target areas such as Mokpo, Gunsan, Pyeongtaek, Osan, Seoul, and various regions of our country."

Korean Central News Agency reported on the same day, "Comrade Kim Jong Un visited the Pyongyang Integrated Control Center of the National Aerospace Technology General Bureau, inspected the operational readiness of the reconnaissance satellite, and viewed the aerospace photos taken on the 24th."

The agency added that Chairman Kim "specifically understood the photographic data taken by the reconnaissance satellite passing over the Korean Peninsula from 10:15 a.m. to 10:27 a.m. on the 24th, covering important target areas such as Mokpo, Gunsan, Pyeongtaek, Osan, Seoul on the enemy side, as well as various regions of our country."

It further reported that the National Aerospace Technology General Bureau briefed Chairman Kim on the detailed control operations conducted during the 62 hours after the satellite entered orbit, the current mission status of the satellite, the plan to photograph enemy areas on the morning of the 25th, and additional detailed control plans for the reconnaissance satellite. Kim Jong Sik, Deputy Director of the Military Industry Department of the Party Central Committee, accompanied Chairman Kim on the visit.

This was Chairman Kim Jong Un's second visit to the Pyongyang Integrated Control Center, just two days after the first visit on the 22nd, the day after the reconnaissance satellite was launched. North Korea previously claimed that during his first visit, Kim Jong Un viewed photos taken of the U.S. military base in Guam.

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