State news agency KCNA says the satellite production has been completed but it does not elaborate when the launch is scheduled for.
has said preparations for the planned launch of the country’s first spy satellite should go ahead to counter what he called threats from the United States and South Korea, state media reported on Wednesday, April 19.
During a visit to the official space agency on Tuesday, April 18, Kim told officials to ensure the launch went ahead on time, and also ordered a series of more reconnaissance satellites to be launched, state news agency KCNA said. A state media photo showed Kim, accompanied by his daughter, talking to officials in front of a blurred image of an apparent satellite.
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