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This satellite picture by Planet Labs PBC shows activity at a launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station near Tongchang-ri, North Korea, Tuesday, May 30, 2023.

Images show North Korea’s launch pad as it prepares its spy satellite

Satellite images taken Tuesday analyzed by The Associated Press showed activity at a main pad at North Korea's Sohae Satellite Launching Station.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

24 months ago

Satellite image shows new Russian military facility in Mariupol, Ukraine, Nov. 30, 2022.

Satellite images show new Russian military facility in Mariupol

Newly released satellite imagery shows a new Russian military compound in Mariupol, Ukraine, according to Maxar Technologies.

By Jessica Edwards

2 years ago

Russian troops bolster deployments near Ukraine, new satellite images show

Satellite images released Thursday show new military deployments in Crimea, Belarus, and western Russia near Ukraine.

By Jessica Edwards

3 years ago

Satellite images show Russian troops training, more deployments around Ukraine

Maxar Technologies has collected images over the last several months to track Russian military deployments.

By Jessica Edwards

3 years ago

Amid tensions with US, Iran builds fake aircraft carrier to attack

The Islamic Republic appears to have constructed a new mock-up of an aircraft carrier off its southern coast for potential live-fire drills.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

5 years ago

Ukraine plans another naval foray into Sea of Azov

Oleksandr Turchynov, the secretary of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said another mission is necessary to prevent Russia from claiming control over the body of water.

6 years ago