This represents an increase of nearly 20,000 damaged structures compared a previous assessment, based on images taken in January, which found 30% of buildings had been damaged or destroyed.
The satellite was launched from the Vostochny launch base, which is 5,000 miles east of Moscow.
Though the ERS-2 satellite is huge as far as space debris goes, it is expected to safely fall to the Earth without causing any harm or damage.
Moscow also said that Putin will then travel to Saudi Arabia and will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
The Times report says that “satellite imagery taken Monday morning shows the substantial scale of one of Israel’s main advances into northern Gaza."
The satellites are uniquely advanced, having better than 0.5 meter native resolution and a long life span with high imaging performance.
Iran, which has hinted about the launch for months, sees this as a major achievement.
Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the Middle East, has suffered several failed satellite launches in recent years due to technical issues.
When asked by reporters if Russia would help Kim build satellites, Putin replied: "That's why we came here."
Pyongyang has said it needs a military reconnaissance satellite to boost monitoring of US military activities.
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