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South Korea Launches Final Satellite for North Korea Surveillance

11/4/2025

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South Korea launched its fifth and final military reconnaissance satellite November 2, 2025, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The 425 Project aims to establish an independent surveillance network to monitor North Korea.
The Defense Ministry says the satellite uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to enable all-weather reconnaissance and detects North Korean activity every two hours, reducing reliance on U.S. satellite imagery.

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South Korea launched its fifth and final military reconnaissance satellite November 2, 2025, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
The 425 Project aims to establish an independent surveillance network to monitor North Korea.
The Defense Ministry says the satellite uses synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to enable all-weather reconnaissance and detects North Korean activity every two hours, reducing reliance on U.S. satellite imagery.