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A press release by the Pentagon says Pyongyang launched a KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile on Jul. 8 and it was detected and tracked by U.S. Strategic Command.
Photo: Rodong News
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The fifth test of the Musudan ballistic missile ended after it traveled for 150km and now North Korea’s main propaganda website, Uriminzokkiri, claimed that the missile had self-destruct on command.
An investigation by LA Times revealed that a test of divert thrusters installed on the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) on Jan. 28 was not as successful as the Missile Defense Agency had claimed.
By U.S. Department of Defense [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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China sent an experiment satellite into space during the maiden flight of the Long March 7 rocket on Jun. 25. Aolong-1’s mission is classified as space junk collection, however, analysts say the satellite can easily be converted into an anti-satellite weapon.
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Operators of Taiwan’s FORMOSAT-2 has almost given up hopes of recovering the spacecraft from safe mode after it lost its second reaction wheel recently. FORMOSAT-2 is a locally developed high-resolution optical satellite with a 2-meter resolution.
By SSR2000 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL], via Wikimedia Commons
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