SpaceX launches South Korean spy satellite from California
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2023 12:38 am
SpaceX launches South Korean spy satellite from California
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https://www.reuters.com/technology/spac ... 023-12-01/
SpaceX ended its livestream of the mission minutes after the rocket's 10:19 a.m. PT (18:19 GMT) liftoff and then recovery of its core stage booster without showing the South Korean payload's deployment.
In May, South Korea used its own domestically produced Nuri launch vehicle to place a mission-capable satellite into orbit for the first time, but it has contracted with the American company SpaceX to launch a total of five spy satellites by 2025 in an effort to accelerate its goal of having 24-hour watch over the Korean peninsula.
Read more here:
https://www.reuters.com/technology/spac ... 023-12-01/
SpaceX ended its livestream of the mission minutes after the rocket's 10:19 a.m. PT (18:19 GMT) liftoff and then recovery of its core stage booster without showing the South Korean payload's deployment.
In May, South Korea used its own domestically produced Nuri launch vehicle to place a mission-capable satellite into orbit for the first time, but it has contracted with the American company SpaceX to launch a total of five spy satellites by 2025 in an effort to accelerate its goal of having 24-hour watch over the Korean peninsula.