Launch of the first spy satellite her North Korea was in an accident due to the failure of the rocket that delivered him into orbit, the country’s state network said.
The launch of the new Chollima-1 satellite failed due to engine and fuel system instabilityKCNA said, adding that relevant officials are working to verify the “serious” defects that caused the breakdown.
The satellite launch attempt was the sixth in Pyongyang and the first since 2016. Kim Jong-un himself inspected preparations for the launch in early May. North Korea has announced its intention to launch the missile again “soon”.
The South Korean military has announced that their forces are in the process of recovering the wreckage of a North Korean spy satellite that crashed into the Yellow Sea.
“At about 08:05, our troops spotted an object that they believe is part of a North Korean ‘space launch vehicle’ (…) in the waters 200 km west of Ochong Island” and are in the process of “recovering” it. This was announced by the General Headquarters of National Defense in Seoul.
Alert in South Korea-Japan
Pyongyang, which does not give advance warning of its missile launches, is used to informs international organizations of its intentions regarding launches “for peaceful purposes”.
In this context, informed Seoul and Japan of his plans — which, according to the Japanese government, included testing a ballistic missile.
Analysts say that since long-range rockets and space launches use the same technology, the development of technology to put a satellite into orbit provides Pyongyang with cover to test banned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs).
Immediately after the launch, Seoul authorities sent warning messages to citizens urging them to “prepare to evacuate the area and allow children and the elderly to do so first” and activated the siren system in the South Korean capital.
In a statement, the White House “unreservedly condemned” Wednesday’s launch, which it said added to tensions. “The launch used technology directly related to North Korea’s missile program,” National Security Council spokesman Adam Hodge said.
The launch “risks destabilizing security in the region and beyond,” he said.
Source: Guardian/Reuters.
Source: Kathimerini
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