{"id":2202642,"date":"2023-11-06T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T23:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/?p=2202642"},"modified":"2023-11-05T19:15:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T10:15:59","slug":"south-korea-to-launch-an-independent-reconnaissance-satellite-on-space-x-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/2023\/11\/south-korea-to-launch-an-independent-reconnaissance-satellite-on-space-x-rocket\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea to launch an independent reconnaissance satellite on SpaceX rocket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea will dispatch its first independent military reconnaissance satellite to closely monitor enemy military sites on Nov. 30, defense minister Shin Won-sik <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yna.co.kr\/view\/AKR20231103094300504\">announced<\/a> at a press meeting on Friday. He added that a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the satellite to orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base about three hours north of Los Angeles. The launch marks a significant milestone five years after the previous administration initiated \u201cProject 425\u201d in 2018 to foster independent satellite technology. \u201cProject 425\u201d is led by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration and the Agency for Defense Development, and may include up to five independent satellites.<\/p>\n<p>This includes four Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites and one equipped with Electro-Optical (EO) and Infrared (IR) sensors. The first of these, the EO\/IR satellite, is the one slated for launch later this month, with the four SAR ones expected next year. Conceived in 2014 and initially delayed by jurisdictional debates, the project is now on track under the management of the defense ministry. Once operational, these satellites will be used to bolster South Korea&#8217;s \u201cKill Chain\u201d system designed to preemptively counter North Korean threats by monitoring their origins and neutralizing them in wartime scenarios.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why It Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Korea has traditionally relied on U.S. satellite imagery for intelligence. The existing multipurpose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kari.re.kr\/eng\/sub03_03_01.do\">Arirang<\/a> satellite has not met military surveillance standards due to its low resolution. \u201dProject 425\u201d aims to change that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news1.kr\/articles\/?5220505\">reportedly<\/a> enabling the South Korean military to independently conduct high-resolution surveillance of North Korean targets at two-hour intervals. This announcement also comes as North Korea failed twice this year to put a satellite into orbit and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20231103006300315\">appears<\/a> to be appealing to Russia for help. The South Korean military has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chosun.com\/politics\/diplomacy-defense\/2023\/11\/03\/FSZS4CITZBE7LHVMPVLGPZPG5I\/\">highlighted<\/a> the upcoming satellite launch in California as an opportunity to demonstrate its technological advantages over North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the announcement about the launch is notable, occurring shortly after South Korean officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/2023\/11\/north-korea-slams-us-test-of-long-range-missile-vows-military-counteraction\/\">observed<\/a> a U.S. Minuteman III ICBM test for the first time in seven years last week at the same air base. Although the satellite launch signals a move toward reduced reliance on U.S. intelligence, South Korea will also frame it as a showcase of continued defense cooperation, utilizing a U.S. airbase and a SpaceX rocket. But at the same time, South Korea is attempting to advance its space autonomy with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.donga.com\/news\/Politics\/article\/all\/20231103\/122008035\/1\">reported<\/a> plans to launch a domestic solid-fuel rocket by the end of the year, following the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/2021-06\/news\/us-lifts-missile-limits-south-korea\">lifting<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/pro\/whats-the-big-deal-about-us-rok-missile-guidelines\/\">restrictions<\/a> on the country&#8217;s missile development a few years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/defense-security\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Defense &amp; Security<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/inter-korean-foreign-relations\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Inter-Korean &amp; Foreign Relations<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapro.org\/tag\/technology-cyber\/\"><span class=\"tag\">Technology &amp; Cyber<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea will dispatch its first independent military reconnaissance satellite to closely monitor enemy military sites on Nov. 30, defense minister Shin Won-sik announced at a press meeting on Friday. 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