Minutes after its 37-minute flight ended, the United States Pacific Command described the missile as an intermediate-range model, often seen. Kill Chain was also mentioned in a joint statement issued last week by the United States and South Korea, a notable shift for the South’s new president, Moon Jae-in. In 2007, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that a constellation of 21 radar satellites would cost the nation up to $94 billion — or more than $4 billion each. Capella plans to loft its first radar satellite late this year and build up to 36 orbital radars, within the range the congressional report recommended. Mr. Cardillo said the new partnerships could help the United States close the gaps in tracking Mr. Kim’s rapidly expanding arsenal of threatening missiles.

Source: New York Times July 06, 2017 20:59 UTC