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Seoul Expands Space Surveillance Capabilities By 2031
South Korea plans to launch military reconnaissance satellites aboard its homegrown Nuri rocket in 2031, marking a significant expansion of its space surveillance capabilities. The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) announced the plan following Nuri’s successful fifth launch earlier this month, which placed five Earth observation microsatellites into orbit. The launch schedule includes at least one Nuri launch annually through 2032, with the 11th launch carrying four electro-optical reconnaissance microsatellites. This development was first reported by Korea JoongAng Daily.