By Karuna Thapa
Kathmandu, February 28
North Korea claims to have successfully tested a camera straddling on a spy satellite.
According to North Korea’s national news agency, KCNA, a camera connected to a spy satellite was tested on Sunday. The test is ‘very significant for the development of a spy satellite,’ according to the article.
According to reports, the newest test has demonstrated the camera’s capability and precision in taking photographs of any portion of the globe from any angle (vertical and oblique). Two images of the Korean Peninsula have also been released by official news outlets.
The launch on Sunday was dubbed a ballistic missile by South Korean and Japanese officials.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un announced last year that he would build advanced weaponry, including surveillance satellites.
Any satellite must be launched into Earth orbit using long-range rockets. North Korea, on the other hand, is prohibited from launching such missiles by the United Nations. Because their properties, engines, and other technology are similar, rockets used to launch ballistic missiles and satellites are prohibited.
