Minister of Defense Shin Won-ji: ``It is taking time to reinforce the three-stage engine of the space projectile claimed by North Korea.'' = South Korea

Minister of Defense Shin Won-sik commented on North Korea's claim that there will be a wrap-up party for a reconnaissance satellite, saying, ``Based on various circumstances, it is unlikely that there will be a wrap-up party within one to two weeks. North Korea is 1
The reason there was no wrap-up party in October seems to be that it is taking time to strengthen the third-stage engine." At a meeting with reporters from the Ministry of National Defense on the 3rd, Minister Shin said, ``During the last North Korea-Russia summit meeting,
-Since President Chin has publicly announced that he supports North Korea regarding space launches, we judge that he is supporting North Korea. Rather at the time of launch due to Russia's concrete technical support
There is a possibility that the period may be postponed." At this meeting, Minister Shin also mentioned the South Korean military's reconnaissance satellite wrap-up party.
Furthermore, ``Military Reconnaissance Satellite (425 Project) 1 will be sent to Vandenberg Air Force Base in the United States at the end of this month.
It is scheduled to be launched using a Falcon 9 rocket. "We will secure the first reconnaissance satellite that can independently monitor North Korea's major threats and lay the foundation for the development of national defense space power."
He continued, ``Military reconnaissance satellites are the core of the surveillance and reconnaissance assets that form the basis of the South Korean three-axis system.''
"This will strengthen the ability to identify targets." He added, ``North Korea has failed in its wrap-up party of reconnaissance satellites one after another, but the South Korean military's reconnaissance satellites will prove its superior scientific and technological capabilities.''
added. The 425 project is a project to secure military-specific reconnaissance satellites to monitor and respond to North Korea's major strategic targets through research and development since January 2018.
R), which consists of SAR satellites. The EO/IR satellite to be launched at the end of this month was commissioned and developed by the Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics in cooperation with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Information Communication.The multipurpose practical satellite will be Arirang 7.
The National Defense Science Institute participated in the development of the payload. The SAR satellite has been researched and developed since January 2019 under the supervision of the National Institute of Science and Technology, making full use of domestic technologies.
The project is planned to be completed by December 2025, supplemented by international technical cooperation.