The military’s new reconnaissance satellite didn’t even reach orbit: its engine blew up.
North Korea announced the unsuccessful launch of a new military satellite on Monday, May 27. The device exploded after launch, as reported by North Korean state media.
Before this, Reuters reported that the reconnaissance satellite did not reach orbit: the engine exploded.
The launch attempt came hours after Pyongyang warned it would try to launch its second spy satellite before June 4.
The launch came just hours after South Korean President Yoon Seok-yul, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang held a trilateral summit in Seoul and reaffirmed their commitment to peace on the Korean Peninsula.
The tests come despite international warnings to Pyongyang that any launch using ballistic missile technology, including space launch vehicles, is against UN Security Council resolutions.
Let’s recall that on November 22, the DPRK announced the successful launch of a ballistic missile carrying a spy satellite. The DPRK then claimed that its spy satellite had photographed US military bases.
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