North Korea releases two images taken during suborbital missile test
North Korea today released two images of two South Korean cities that it claims were taken from space during a suborbital satellite test flight this past weekend.
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency also released low-resolution, black-and-white photos showing a space view of the South Korean capital [Seoul] and Incheon, a city just west of Seoul, in an apparent attempt to show the North is pushing to acquire a surveillance tool to monitor its rival.
The rocket carrying the test satellite was launched Sunday to assess the satellite’s photography and data transmission systems, KCNA said.
Those pictures are at the right, at the resolution released. Though poor compared to most satellite reconnaissance, the photos suggest that the control systems of the rocket and camera worked, pointing it properly.
North Korea continues to push its missile and rocket program hard, this year launching a record number of missiles. According to the article, analysis of the image showing the launch suggests yesterday’s test was a liquid-fueled rocket, meaning North Korea is truly working towards an orbital rocket.
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North Korea today released two images of two South Korean cities that it claims were taken from space during a suborbital satellite test flight this past weekend.
The North’s official Korean Central News Agency also released low-resolution, black-and-white photos showing a space view of the South Korean capital [Seoul] and Incheon, a city just west of Seoul, in an apparent attempt to show the North is pushing to acquire a surveillance tool to monitor its rival.
The rocket carrying the test satellite was launched Sunday to assess the satellite’s photography and data transmission systems, KCNA said.
Those pictures are at the right, at the resolution released. Though poor compared to most satellite reconnaissance, the photos suggest that the control systems of the rocket and camera worked, pointing it properly.
North Korea continues to push its missile and rocket program hard, this year launching a record number of missiles. According to the article, analysis of the image showing the launch suggests yesterday’s test was a liquid-fueled rocket, meaning North Korea is truly working towards an orbital rocket.
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So this is what it was like back in the 1960’s?
There’s also the possibility that they intentionally reduced the resolution of the released images to conceal their actual capabilities.
They didn’t need to go that low.
Heck they could have just used a GoPro off the shelf.
Some discussion of the images, with side-by-side examples: https://www.nknews.org/pro/south-korean-outlets-censor-north-korean-satellite-images-of-seoul-area/
What the North Koreans say about their recent launches:
https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1451900227-244525606/dprks-satellite-launch-aired-as-breaking-news-by-world-media/
https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1451892561-592876708/dprks-satellite-enters-its-preset-orbit-scientist/