韩国第一颗国内军事间谍卫星于2021年12月发射,已获准作战使用。 South Korea's first domestic military spy satellite, launched in Dec 2021, has been approved for combat use.

韩国第一颗国内军事间谍卫星于2021年12月发射, South Korea's first domestic military spy satellite, launched in Dec 2021, has passed a combat suitability evaluation. 该卫星从加利福尼亚Vandenberg空间部队基地发射,进行了运行和空间轨道飞行试验。 Launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, the satellite underwent operational and space orbit flight tests. 国防购置方案管理局宣布国防部批准作战使用。 The Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced the defense ministry's approval for combat use. 卫星将作为韩国杀戮链先发制人打击系统的"眼睛", 加强对朝鲜的太空侦察能力. The satellite, equipped with electro-optical and infrared capabilities, will serve as an "eye" for South Korea's Kill Chain preemptive strike system and strengthen their space reconnaissance capabilities against North Korea. 到2025年,韩国计划发射五颗间谍卫星,包括配备合成孔径雷达的间谍卫星,以建立一个独立的军事间谍卫星网络。 By 2025, South Korea plans to launch five spy satellites, including those with synthetic aperture radars, to establish an independent military spy satellite network.