South Korea to launch 3rd spy satellite from Vandenberg base by year-end

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The third military reconnaissance satellite will be carried into orbit atop Space X鈥檚 Falcon 9 rocket, like the first two, around the third week of December from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to the Ministry of National Defense on Monday.   <A HREF="https://news.satnews.com/2024/11/18/south-korea-to-launch-3rd-spy-satellite-from-vandenberg-base-by-year-end/" target="_blank">More</A> <br/> <br/> <br><br>(<i>Source: SatNews - Nov 20</i>)<p> </span>  <p> <div id="disqus_thread"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> /* * * CONFIGURATION VARIABLES: EDIT BEFORE PASTING INTO YOUR WEBPAGE * * */ var disqus_shortname = 'n2yo'; // required: replace example with your forum shortname /* * * DON'T EDIT BELOW THIS LINE * * */ (function() { var dsq = document.createElement('script'); dsq.type = 'text/javascript'; dsq.async = true; dsq.src = '//' + disqus_shortname + '.disqus.com/embed.js'; (document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0] || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]).appendChild(dsq); })(); </script> <noscript>Please enable JavaScript to view the <a href="http://disqus.com/?ref_noscript">comments powered by Disqus.</a></noscript> <a href="http://disqus.com" class="dsq-brlink">comments powered by <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span></a> </td> </tr> </table> <table id="footer">  <tr> <td align="center"> <A HREF="/about/?a=links">Links</A>  <A HREF="/about/?a=terms">Terms of Use</A>  <A HREF="/about/?a=privacy">Privacy Policy</A>  <A HREF="/about/?a=feedback">Contact Us</A> <br/>Copyright © N2YO.com. 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South Korea to launch 3rd spy satellite from Vandenberg base by year-end