--- title: "North Korea watch: what satellites, seismometers and official lists show | Save North Korea" description: "Live numbers on North Korea that anyone can check: our own Sentinel-2 satellite images of prison camps and nuclear sites, seismic readings, missile launches tracked by radar, five official sanctions lists, and Kim Jong Un’s reported appearances." url: "https://savenorthkorea.org/watch" language: en translations: en: https://savenorthkorea.org/watch ko: https://savenorthkorea.org/ko/watch ja: https://savenorthkorea.org/ja/watch zh-Hans: https://savenorthkorea.org/zh/watch --- Watch # What can be seen from outside North Korea hides almost everything, so most numbers about it are estimates. This page keeps the ones that are not: what satellites, seismometers and radar measure, and what governments officially count. Scripts check every source on a schedule and the page updates itself. 1. [**Measured** ](#measured)Satellite images, seismometers, radar. Physics; anyone can check it again. 2. [**Counted** ](#counted)Official lists with a public method, such as sanctions lists. We say who did the counting. 3. [**Reported by the regime** ](#reported)What KCNA, North Korea’s state media, says. True only as a statement, and labelled that way. ## Measured Events picked up by instruments outside North Korea, with who measured them and a link to their record. ### Latest measured events 1. 12 Oct 2026 00:19 UTC **Ballistic missile launch, at least 2, over 910 km** Tracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · [Source](https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2026/10/12e.pdf) 2. 2 Oct 2026 21:36 UTC **Ballistic missile launch, at least 1, about 680 km** Tracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · [Source](https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2026/10/03d.pdf) 3. 20 Sept 2026 08:54 UTC **Ballistic missile launch, at least 1, about 590 km** Tracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · [Source](https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2026/09/20i.pdf) 4. 20 Sept 2026 06:00 UTC **Ballistic missile launch, at least 1, about 440 km** Tracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · [Source](https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2026/09/20e.pdf) 5. 20 Aug 2026 08:04 UTC **Ballistic missile launch, several, about 320 km** Tracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · [Source](https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2026/08/20d.pdf) 6. 11 Aug 2026 20:59 UTC **Ballistic missile launch, at least 1, about 690 km** Tracked by Japan's Ministry of Defense · [Source](https://www.mod.go.jp/j/press/news/2026/08/12d.pdf) Only measured events: seismic readings (USGS) and radar-tracked launches (Japan Ministry of Defense). Checked every few hours. [Seismic readings on the military page →](https://savenorthkorea.org/military)[All missile tests →](https://savenorthkorea.org/missiles/list) ### Newest satellite images Our own images of prison camps and nuclear and missile sites, from the European Sentinel-2 satellites. We pick the clearest one by measuring cloud inside each square. Open a place to compare months. - [![Sentinel-2 satellite image of Kyohwaso No. 1, Kaechon, 5.1 km across, captured 16 Oct 2026](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/sentinel/kyohwaso-1-kaechon/2026-10-16.jpg)**Kyohwaso No. 1, Kaechon** Captured 16 Oct 2026 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kyohwaso-1-kaechon) - [![Sentinel-2 satellite image of Camp 14, Kaechon, 7.7 km across, captured 11 Oct 2026](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/sentinel/kwanliso-14/2026-10-11.jpg)**Camp 14, Kaechon** Captured 11 Oct 2026 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-14) - [![Sentinel-2 satellite image of Camp 18, Pukchang, 7.7 km across, captured 11 Oct 2026](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/sentinel/kwanliso-18/2026-10-11.jpg)**Camp 18, Pukchang** Captured 11 Oct 2026 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/camps/kwanliso-18) - [![Sentinel-2 satellite image of Kusong testing ground, 5.1 km across, captured 11 Oct 2026](https://savenorthkorea.org/img/sentinel/kusong/2026-10-11.jpg)**Kusong testing ground** Captured 11 Oct 2026 ](https://savenorthkorea.org/places/kusong) Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 ## Counted Five governments and the UN each publish who they sanction under their North Korea measures. We download the official files every week. ### Entries on each list **155** UN Security Council Data from 19 Oct 2026 **675** United States Data from 19 Oct 2026 **261** United Kingdom Data from 19 Oct 2026 **255** European Union Data from 19 Oct 2026 **277** Japan Data from 19 Oct 2026 [Who is on which list →](https://savenorthkorea.org/sanctions)[Sanctioned ships, as their own signals show them →](https://savenorthkorea.org/sanctions/ships)[Charts and data →](https://savenorthkorea.org/data) ## Reported by the regime Kim Jong Un’s public appearances, as KCNA reports them. Nobody outside can check these reports; a gap means KCNA reported nothing. [**8** days since Kim Jong Un's last public appearance reported by KCNA (North Korean state media)Last reported appearance: 11 Oct 2026 · Kim Watch: every reported appearance → ](https://savenorthkorea.org/kim-watch) ## How often it updates Every 3 hours Seismic readings (USGS) and launch reports (Japan Ministry of Defense) Every day Kim Jong Un’s reported appearances (KCNA) Every week Satellite images (Sentinel-2), sanctions lists, missile test database, and a check that every other source still loads Every script and every downloaded file is public on GitHub.