South Korea to launch second military reconnaissance satellite, North Korea's launch alert. Some believe that North Korea may launch additional military reconnaissance satellites ahead of this, so South Korea is increasing its vigilance and monitoring.
The satellite is said to use its high-performance radar to conduct surveillance activities such as detecting signs of North Korean missile launches. South Korea launched its first military. reconnaissance satellite in December last year, and plans to launch a total of five. by next year. Meanwhile, North. Korea has announced plans to. launch three additional militaryonnaissance satellites this year, following the successful launch of Malligyong. 1 in November last year.