On 21 November 2023, North Korea launched their first spy satellite. A week later, they claimed they had covertly photographed the White House, the Pentagon and US nuclear aircraft carriers. Although unverified, it is now known that the reconnaissance satellite uses a ‘Nikon camera’, according to South Korean Minster of National Defence, Shin Won-sik.
Shin said he finds incredible North Korea’s claim that its Malligyong-1 spy satellite placed into orbit last month began to work on its mission early this month.
Yonhap News Agency
“It takes at least five to six months (after the launch) even for high-tech U.S. and South Korean satellites to start a mission,” Shin said, confirming that the North’s satellite is making contact.
Shin also said that a “Nikon camera” was used in the satellite.
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