Satellite Imagery
Still No Sign of Launch Preparations at North Korea’s Sohae Launch»
A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu and Joseph S. Bermudez Summary While speculation that North Korea intends to launch a long-range space launch vehicle (SLV) on the 70th anniversary of the Korean Workers’ Party in October continues, it is still not possible to determine whether Pyongyang will conduct such a launch using commercial satellite imagery. Imagery from August 27 and September 1 show that a movable structure on the [Read More]
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