South Korea launched its first military communications satellite, Army/Navy/Air Force Satellite Information System 2(ANASIS-II).
The satellite was deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) by a Falcon 9 rocket developed by US space firm SpaceX.
South Korea has become the 10th country to own a military-only communications satellite, which will provide permanent and secured military communications.
ANASIS-II is SpaceX’s 1st geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) mission of 2020.
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