&gt; the fact that no transmissions have ever been detected from this or its three predecessors<p>May not be true. KMS-2 supposedly played some songs for us. But wikipedia is not certain.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-2#The_satellite" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-2#The...</a>