N. Korea launches what it claims to be spy satellite southward: JCS

▲ This photo provided by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on June 1, 2023, shows the launch of the North's new "Chollima-1" rocket, allegedly carrying a military reconnaissance satellite, "Malligyong-1," from Tongchang-ri on the North's west coast at 6:29 a.m. the previous day. The projectile fell into waters some 200 kilometers west of the South's southwestern island of Eocheong following its flight over the waters far west of the border island of Baengnyeong. In just about 2 1/2 hours after the launch, the North confirmed its failure, citing the "abnormal starting of the second-stage engine." (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)

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N. Korea launches what it claims to be spy satellite southward: JCS

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Yonhap) -- North Korea launched what it claims to be a military spy satellite southward Tuesday, the South Korean military said, following two failed attempts earlier this year.

The launch came one day earlier than expected. The North had earlier informed Japan that it would launch a satellite between Wednesday and Dec. 1.

North Korea's previous efforts to put a spy satellite into orbit in May and August both failed due to engine problems and other reasons.

South Korea has warned North Korea not to proceed with another launch, which would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban Pyongyang's use of ballistic missile technology.

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