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Seoul Expands Space Surveillance Capabilities With Homegrown Technology
South Korea has announced plans to launch military reconnaissance satellites aboard its homegrown Nuri rocket in 2031, aiming to bolster its space surveillance capabilities. The Korea AeroSpace Administration unveiled the plan following Nuri’s successful fifth launch, which placed five Earth observation microsatellites into orbit. The plan calls for at least one Nuri launch annually through 2032, with the 11th launch scheduled to carry four electro-optical reconnaissance microsatellites. This development was first reported by Yonhap News Agency.