http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/03/31/changes-at-pyongyang-earth-station/ Tue, 30 Dec 2014 17:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/03/31/changes-at-pyongyang-earth-station/#comment-10329 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 08:24:43 +0000 http://www.northkoreatech.org/?p=2996#comment-10329 […] A recent Google Earth update has revealed some changes at one of North Korea’s largest international communications center. Pyongyang Earth Station, situated in Pyongyang’s eastern suburb of Sadong, is believed to be responsible for the country’s civilian satellite communications links with the rest of the world. I wrote a little about its history in a previous post. Late last year it’s testcard (pictured, right) was seen at the end of the international TV feed of the funeral procession for late leader Kim Jong Il. While there hasn’t been much change at the facility in several years, the summer of 2011 appears to have brought a change in the number and configuration of satellite dishes at the communications center. Here’s what it looked like before the changes….(NK Tech)http://www.northkoreatech.org/2012/03/31/changes-at-pyongyang-earth-station/ […]

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