S. Korea: Pyongyang May Launch Third Military Reconnaissance Satellite by Nov. 30
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The South Korean flag is seen with the North Korean flag in the background at the border between the two counties in Paju, South Korea, in August 2021.
12:57 JST, November 20, 2023
SEOUL — South Korean National Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said Sunday that North Korea may launch its third military reconnaissance satellite by the end of this month.
Shin told a KBS television program that the United States and South Korea are jointly monitoring Pyongyang’s preparations for a satellite launch.
“I suspect [North Korea] will launch a satellite within a week, or by Nov. 30 at the latest,” he said.
Shin provided no details, but said, “It would take a week” to put a rocket on the launch pad and inject liquid fuel at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, northwestern North Korea.
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