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North Korea announced that it had conducted an important test for the development of a reconnaissance satellite in connection with the ballistic missile launch conducted yesterday (27th).
Military authorities said they would prepare for North Korea's additional missile launches.
This is reporter Bae Jun-woo.
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North Korea conducted a test to develop a reconnaissance satellite yesterday, the Korean Central News Agency reported.
North Korea said that in this test launch, it carried out vertical and oblique imaging of a specific area with the imaging equipment to be mounted on the reconnaissance satellite.
North Korea presented the operation of a military reconnaissance satellite as a strategic goal at the party conference in January last year, and it seems that it is taking steps to achieve it.
It is also evaluated that it has indirectly revealed its will for the intercontinental ballistic missile provocation.
This time, the reconnaissance camera was mounted on a semi-medium-range ballistic missile, but it is because a long-range rocket must be launched to launch the reconnaissance satellite.
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Defense Minister Seo Wook mentioned the possibility of additional missile launches and stressed the need for thorough preparation for North Korea's military action in response to the Ukraine situation.
The Ministry of Unification urged North Korea to keep its promise of a moratorium, a measure to suspend nuclear tests and ICBM provocations, saying that it will judge the implications of the launch and prepare for all possibilities in the future.