Issue 143Report Summary · Counterspace
8 April 2026: The 2026 Secure World Foundation Global Counterspace Capabilities Report assesses the continued expansion of counterspace capabilities across 13 countries and highlights the increasing integration of…
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6 Mar 2022: North Korean state media reported the country performed data transmission and other key tests needed to develop a spy satellite. This was the second such…
Issue 73
16 May 2023: Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station indicates construction is progressing rapidly at several of the key facilities within the complex,…
Issue 74
30 May 2023: North Korea attempted its first satellite launch attempt in seven years, but the Chollima-1 rocket failed to deploy the Malligyong-1 satellite.
Issue 79
23 Aug 2023: North Korea failed in its latest attempt to put a spy satellite in orbit, after encountering a rocket stage-separation issue. The Chollima-1 rocket carrying its…
Issue 86
North Korea launched the Malligyong-1 imagery satellite aboard Chollima-1 and reported it operational.
Issue 92
4 Mar: Article from the Marco Langbroek examing the orbital maneuvers North Korea's first military reconnaissance satellite, the Malligyong 1. After the 21 Nov 2023 launch, initial western…
Issue 98
27 May 2024: North Korean news reported that country's attempt to launch a second military reconnaissance satellite launch failed. North Korea attempted to launch “Manryong-1-1” (aka Manryong-2) on…
Issue 100
7 Jun: From ~3-7 June, North Korean satellite operators executed a series of 5 maneuvers to raise the altitude/SMA of its Mallygyong-1 reconnaissance satellite. This is the second…