North Korean spy satellite crashes into the sea due to carrier failure
North Korea failed to launch its spy satellite on Wednesday when the rocket's second stage had a "crazy start," according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). South Korea, Japan and other surrounding countries have been waiting for the satellite to launch for several days. KCNA said Pyongyang planned a second launch as soon as possible.
Fragments of the carrier at sea
“The new Chollima-1 satellite carrier rocket crashed in the Western Sea due to loss of propulsion due to an abnormal start of the second stage engine after first stage separation during normal flight,” KCNA said.
Reuters stressed that the launch was the autocratic state's sixth satellite launch attempt and first since 2016. It was supposed to launch a spy satellite into low Earth orbit, but "the reliability and stability of the new engine system” led to the failure of the mission, North Korean state media continued.
KCNA added that the national space agency "will investigate and clarify in detail the serious deficiencies that have occurred in the launch of the satellite, take urgent scientific and technological measures to overcome them, and carry out the second launch as soon as possible through various partial tests" .
The launch raised alarm bells across South Korea and Japan, with text messages urging residents to " prepare to evacuate and have children and the elderly evacuated first" .
The United States, Japan and South Korea condemned the North Korean launch, indicating it violated a United Nations Security Council resolution. The US National Security Council released this statement:
" The door has not closed to diplomacy, but Pyongyang must immediately cease its provocative actions and choose engagement instead ".
“ The United States will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the American homeland and the defense of our Republic of Korea and Japanese allies .”
Now the world awaits the second attempt, while Japan has said it will shoot down any military missile that flies over its territory.
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