{"id":33064,"date":"2023-11-24T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T15:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/24\/n-korea-had-russian-help-getting-spy-satellite-to-orbit-s-korea-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:36:48","slug":"n-korea-had-russian-help-getting-spy-satellite-to-orbit-s-korea-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/11\/24\/n-korea-had-russian-help-getting-spy-satellite-to-orbit-s-korea-says\/","title":{"rendered":"N Korea had Russian help getting spy satellite to orbit, S Korea says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 South Korea has concluded that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-spy-satellite-japan-5e16266707e0e4034eca022fde44ffa7\">spy satellite into orbit<\/a> for the first time this week, and will know whether it is functioning properly by early next week, officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch has deepened <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-spy-satellite-aerial-surveillance-c3aa2c541387616ad153a1562aa018da\">regional animosities<\/a>, with both Koreas threatening to breach a past reconciliation deal and taking hostile actions along their heavily armed border.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/11\/08\/putin-calls-for-closer-russia-china-cooperation-on-military-satellites\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23312346627092.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Putin calls for closer Russia-China cooperation on military satellites<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI mean space, including high-orbit assets, and new prospective types of weapons that will ensure strategic security&quot; of both Russia and China, he said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After two launch failures earlier this year, North Korea said it successfully placed its \u201cMalligyong-1\u2033 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night. South Korea\u2019s military has confirmed that the satellite entered orbit, but said it needs several more days to verify whether it is working properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a closed-door briefing, South Korea\u2019s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday that Russian assistance was likely the main reason the launch was successful, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2114\" height=\"1409\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-112675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg 2114w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23327251765893.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2114px) 100vw, 2114px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">FILE &#8211; In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their talk at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &#8220;KCNA&#8221; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency\/Korea News Service via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The National Intelligence Service cited Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s earlier mention of a promise to support North Korea\u2019s satellite program. It said it also obtained intelligence that North Korea had sent Russia the design and other data for its new \u201cChollima-1\u2033 rocket used in the two previous failed launches. The intelligence showed that Russia returned its analysis of the North Korean data, according to lawmaker Yoo Sang-bum, who attended the NIS briefing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korean Defense Minister Shin Wonsik told a separate parliamentary committee meeting Thursday that Russia appears to have been providing technological assistance for North Korea\u2019s satellite program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical assistance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same satellite and rocket were used in all three launches. The two earlier attempts in May and August failed due to technical problems with the rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There has been speculation that Russia is providing technological support for North Korea\u2019s satellite and other programs since leader <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-russia-kim-putin-missile-0d70f5190df1088ebe53e8ca19f8e9c9\">Kim Jong Un traveled to Russia<\/a> to meet Putin and visit key technology and military sites in September. The Kim-Putin summit was held at Russia\u2019s main space launch center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked whether Russia would help North Korea build and launch satellites, Putin told Russian state media at the time that \u201cthat\u2019s why we have come here.\u201d \u201cThe (North Korean) leader shows keen interest in rocket technology. They\u2019re trying to develop space, too,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S., South Korea and Japan accuse North Korea of obtaining high-tech Russian military technologies in return for <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-russia-munitions-ukraine-9aaa9e5d31dda3bd988310ebdc280d21\">supplying conventional arms<\/a> for Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. Both Russia and North Korea have denied the alleged deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea said its Malligyong-1 satellite will begin its official mission on Dec. 1. But it said the satellite has already transmitted images of military facilities in the U.S. territory of Guam and that Kim saw them. North Korea hasn\u2019t released the images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many foreign experts are skeptical about the satellite\u2019s ability to take high-resolution images and whether it is militarily meaningful. After <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-korea-spy-satellite-wreckage-6689632a76e3defa2cdec2f6c032bf99\">recovering debris<\/a> from the first failed launch attempt, South Korea\u2019s military said the satellite wasn\u2019t sophisticated enough to perform military reconnaissance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">High-resolution images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Minister Shin said he worries that Russia could help North Korea produce higher-resolution satellite photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shin said South Korean, U.S. and Japanese authorities will be able to determine whether the satellite is functioning normally as early as this weekend or early next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea, the U.S. and Japan strongly condemned the satellite launch, saying North Korea is using it to improve its missile technology as well as acquire a space-based surveillance system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49909875586_4fa4a5ae1f_k.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam May 15, 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-9971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49909875586_4fa4a5ae1f_k.jpg.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49909875586_4fa4a5ae1f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49909875586_4fa4a5ae1f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49909875586_4fa4a5ae1f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49909875586_4fa4a5ae1f_k.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam on May 15, 2020. (MC3 Conner D. Blake\/Navy)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.N. Security Council resolutions ban any satellite launches by North Korea, viewing them as disguised tests of long-range missile technology. North Korea says it has a sovereign right to launch spy satellites to cope with what it calls U.S.-led military threats. It says spy satellites would allow it to better monitor its rivals\u2019 moves and enhance the precision-strike capability of its nuclear-capable missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the satellite launch, South Korea said it has partially suspended a 2018 agreement to reduce tensions with North Korea and will resume flying surveillance aircraft and drones along their border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea\u2019s Defense Ministry slammed the South Korean decision on Thursday, saying it will deploy more powerful weapons at the border in a tit-for-tat measure. It said it won\u2019t be bound by the 2018 deal any longer and will reverse all the steps it has taken to ease front-line military tensions under it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea\u2019s military replied that it would \u201cstrongly punish\u201d North Korea if it acts provocatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, but the launch likely failed. It was North Korea\u2019s first known weapons launch in more than two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kim has publicly vowed to acquire spy satellites and other high-tech weapons systems. Since last year, North Korea has test-fired about 100 ballistic missiles in an effort to expand its nuclear arsenal. Experts say Kim ultimately wants to use his enlarged arsenal to wrest greater concessions from the United States if they resume diplomacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea said its \u201cMalligyong-1\u2033 satellite has already transmitted images of military facilities in the U.S. territory of 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