Category: Space

An unidentified defense industry source told TASS that the first RS-28 Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) prototype is in the final stages of development and will be ready by end of this year.

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North Korea’s KCNA state media reported that the nation’s National Aerospace Development Administration is preparing to launch a new satellite into space.

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China launched a military satellite into orbit on Sept. 12 using a Long March-3B rocket.

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Japan is planning to boost the number of intelligence gathering satellites in operation from the current four to eight by fiscal 2023.

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Analysts in South Korea are divided on whether North Korea will test a long-range rocket on Oct. 12, which marks the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party.

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