After decades of satellite surveillance by foreign governments and analysts, North Korea has sent its first spy satellite on a global orbit with a message to the world: we can watch you too.

  • Ghyste@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I know others are commenting that the same views can be seen on publicly available satellite imagery, but that’s missing the point.

    The concern is that NK has reached a milestone in orbital rocketry and while a basic so-called spy satellite has taken beginner level photos, they have figured out how to put a payload into a solid orbit. That information works for ICBMs as much as it works for tinker toy payloads.