WorldView-1 Satellite Sensor Collects a Miracle Shot on April 5, 2009 during Missile Launch from Taepodong Missile Complex in North Korea
On April 7, 2009 DigitalGlobe released a satellite image of the rocket launch that took place in North Korea on April 5, 2009. The once-in-a-lifetime miracle shot provided a panchromatic image, collected by the WorldView-1 satellite sensor, clearly depicts the rocket as it was being launched from the country’s Taepodong missile launch facilities.
Houston, Texas (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 17, 2009 -- Satellite Imaging Corporation hereby provides the once-in-a-lifetime photo acquired from space by DigitalGlobe's WorldView-1 imaging satellite during the April 5, 2009 launch of a North Korea missile from the Taepodong launch facilities.
The April 5, 2009 Missile Launch
North Korea, a country whose government is known within the international community for its frequently unpredictable behavior, is no stranger to controversy.
On April 5, the communist nation prompted additional scrutiny when it launched what the U.N. Security Council believes was a ballistic missile. South Korea, Japan, and the United States were quick to indicate that the launch, which took place at the Taepodong missile complex, violated Security Council Resolution 1718. The resolution, which forbids North Korea from launching missiles, was adopted following a nuclear explosion that occurred as part of a test conducted by North Korea in 2006.
Despite this harsh condemnation from the United Nations, the North Korean government continues to maintain that its country only intended to deploy a satellite into orbit, and was not attempting to test fire a missile. Since the launch, North Korea has boycotted the six-nation nuclear disarmament talks and announced the reinstatement of its Yongbyon nuclear facilities View 3D flythrough, a process that will entail the restoration of any dismantled resources. These resources include the most visible symbol of Pyongyang’s nuclear program, the which was destroyed as part of a symbolic gesture in 2008.
About Satellite Imaging Corporation
Since the early 2000s, Satellite Imaging Corporation has served as a leader in the fields of remote sensing, satellite imagery and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), providing our global client base with intelligent high resolution 2D and 3D satellite imagery products featuring unparalleled precision and quality. In today’s increasingly sensitive political climate, our state-of-the-art image capturing and processing capabilities for Security, Intelligence and other geospatial applications -- combined with unrivaled experience -- enable us to address the unique security needs of the 21st century.
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Satellite Imaging Corporation
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