North Korea said on Thursday that its attempt to launch a reconnaissance satellite had failed. The next one is scheduled for October.
On Thursday, Korea’s Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the second attempt to launch a military satellite failed.
“The DPRK’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) conducted the second launch of the Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite aboard a new type of Chollima-1 launcher from the Sohae satellite test site in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province at dawn on August 24,” she said. KCNA. The North Korean agency said the missile’s first two phases of flight passed normally, but the launch failed due to an error in the emergency ejection system during the third phase of flight. NADA must determine the reasons for the failure Another attempt to launch the satellite is scheduled for October.
Criticism of Japan and the US-South Korean Maneuvers
According to Japanese sources, debris from a North Korean missile may have fallen into the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and waters east of the Philippines. Tokyo emphasizes that any launch by the DPRK of a missile using ballistic missile technology violates UN Security Council resolutions.
The North Korean test coincides with the joint annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea. This year’s maneuvers follow a recent tripartite summit between the leaders of the US, ROK and Japan. At the meeting at Camp David near Washington, the leaders of the three countries talked about strengthening cooperation between their countries on defense and modern technologies. The communiqué issued at the end pointed to the threats of Beijing’s aggressive policies and Pyongyang’s actions.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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