South Korean Defense Minister “North Korea's reconnaissance satellite may be launched as early as the end of next month”. Last November, North Korea announced that it had successfully launched a military reconnaissance satellite for the first time.

In December of the following year, N. Korea announced plans to launch three more satellites this year. It has been analyzed that the satellite is not functioning as a reconnaissance satellite, such as communications or communications. It is orbiting, but there is no sign that it is functioning, and it is just rotating.