Military Completes Erection of First Reconnaissance Satellite Launched on the 2nd

Reconnaissance Satellite Mounted on SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle
First Independent Military Reconnaissance Satellite Secured Upon Successful Launch

Our military authorities' first reconnaissance satellite will be launched in the early morning of the 2nd (Korean time) from a U.S. Air Force base. The reconnaissance satellite has already been loaded onto the launch vehicle, and preparations for the launch have been completed, including erecting the launch vehicle.

On November 30 local time, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in LA, USA, the Falcon-9 launch vehicle carrying Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite No. 1 completed its vertical erection one day before the scheduled launch date. (Photo by SpaceX)

On November 30 local time, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in LA, USA, the Falcon-9 launch vehicle carrying Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite No. 1 completed its vertical erection one day before the scheduled launch. (Photo by SpaceX)

On November 30 local time, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in LA, USA, the Falcon-9 launch vehicle carrying Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite No. 1 completed its vertical erection one day before the scheduled launch date. (Photo by SpaceX)

The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 1st, "At the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Los Angeles, USA, the Falcon-9 launch vehicle carrying our military's first military reconnaissance satellite No. 1 has completed erection one day before the scheduled launch date."

As part of the '425 Project,' our military had planned to launch the military reconnaissance satellite No. 1 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 30th. The 425 Project consists of launching five high-resolution medium-to-large military satellites by 2025, including one satellite equipped with electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) equipment and four satellites with high-performance synthetic aperture radar (SAR).

However, the original launch schedule was postponed by two days due to local weather conditions, and the final launch date was confirmed as December 2nd.