Pyongyang acknowledged that the launch of the military reconnaissance satellite had failed. Korea Central News Agency (KCNA).
As can be seen from the material of TsNAK, when sending the Manningyon-1 military reconnaissance satellite into space, a problem arose at the stage of starting the engine of the second stage of the new Chollima-1 launch vehicle. After the separation of the first stage, the engine of the second stage did not operate normally, as a result of which the rocket lost its driving power and fell into the Yellow Sea.
Regarding the incident, the North Korean space development agency said it would urgently take scientific and technical measures to specifically investigate and eliminate the “serious flaws” detected during the launch of the satellite, and that it would be re-established after various tests. – start as soon as possible.
Earlier, it was reported that a North Korean missile and other objects were launched, according to the Japanese military. didn’t go out into space.
According to their information, the missile disappeared from radar during the flight, part of it crashed into the sea off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula. In response, the South Korean military said the DPRK missile could explode in the air.