World Sep 03 Israel launches satellite to expand its surveillance throughout the Middle East By Sam Metz, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press
World May 27 North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes in mid-air Monday's failed launch came hours after leaders of South Korea, China and Japan met in Seoul in their first trilateral meeting in more than four years. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
World Dec 31 Kim Jong Un vows to boost North Korea’s reconnaissance and nuclear capabilities in 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to launch three additional military spy satellites, produce more nuclear materials and introduce attack drones in 2024, as he called for “overwhelming” war readiness to cope with U.S.-led confrontational moves, state media reported Sunday. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Nov 22 North Korea performed a failed missile test a day after it launched a spy satellite, South Korea says The North Korean missile launch came a day after it launched a spy satellite. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press
World Nov 21 North Korea says it successfully launched a spy satellite into orbit on its 3rd attempt Observers doubt whether the satellite is advanced enough to perform military reconnaissance. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press
Aug 23 North Korea says its 2nd attempt to launch a spy satellite has failed, vows another try By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The announcement followed a statement by South Korea's military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket. The North's space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit. Continue reading
Jun 04 Kim Jong Un’s sister vows North Korea will make 2nd attempt to launch spy satellite By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council meeting over the North’s first, failed launch. Continue reading
May 30 North Korea fails to launch rocket containing the country’s first military spy satellite By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea's military says North Korea has launched a purported space-launch vehicle after announcing a plan to put its first military spy satellite into orbit. Continue reading