Beginning with the Mercury missions in the early 1960s, astronauts have taken photographs of the Earth. This latest video released from the International Space Station (ISS) shows a spectacular view of the earth in time-lapse photography using a special 4k camera.
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Sohae Test Facility. Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea may be preparing the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (“Tongchang-ri”) for a more robust rocket test program in the future involving larger space launch vehicles and road-mobile […]
The latest satellite imagery from DigitalGlobe shows substantial progress on China’s latest space launch center located on Hainan island. In 2005, articles appeared in the Western press citing Chinese officials discussing the development of a new space launch center. That center, now known as Hainan island’s Wenchang, will become China’s fourth after Jiuquan, Taiyuan, and Xichang. [1] According to […]
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station. New commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is moving ahead with major construction projects at its Sohae Satellite Launching Station (Tongchang-ri). While it is too soon to reach a definitive judgment, […]
A new imagery report from 38North.org, a program run by Johns Hopkins’ U.S.-Korea Institute, shows activity at North Korea’s Sohae satellite launch station. New commercial satellite imagery indicates North Korea probably tested a long-range rocket engine between 25 and 30 August 2013 at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. This conclusion is based on analysis of imagery […]
Satellite imagery from 2012 acquired by Digital Globe shows the construction of Iran’s new space launch facility located in Semnan province, 40 km southeast of Shahrud. This location comes as no surprise for Iran watchers as Shahrud has been home to a missile test facility since the late 1980s, presumably constructed with Chinese and North […]
