North Korea’s spy satellite attempt fails, 2nd launch soon

A military spy satellite that was launched by North Korea on Wednesday got crashed into the Yellow Sea after the malfunctioning of rocket at the second stage. According to the information, the country will soon conduct the second launch. As per sources, the new “Chollima-1” satellite launch rocket failed due to instability in the engine […]

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A military spy satellite that was launched by North Korea on Wednesday got crashed into the Yellow Sea after the malfunctioning of rocket at the second stage. According to the information, the country will soon conduct the second launch.

As per sources, the new “Chollima-1” satellite launch rocket failed due to instability in the engine and fuel system. The second launch will occur soon, it stated, and a comprehensive investigation into the occurrence will be conducted.

It should be noted that this was North Korea’s sixth attempt to launch a satellite, and its first since 2016. It was planned to launch the nation of North Korea’s first spy satellite.

Reportedly, the failure jolts North Korea’s ambitious plans as Pyongyang does not have a functioning satellite in space and Kim Jong Un made developing a spy satellite a top priority.

Officials of North Korea informed that they would thoroughly analyse the significant flaws in the satellite launch that were discovered, use urgent scientific and technological solutions to fix them, and launch a second satellite as soon as feasible after conducting several part tests.

As per sources, the South Korean military has claimed to have found and is rescuing a suspected piece of the North Korean satellite.

Notably, North Korea had declared that it would launch its first military surveillance satellite between May 31 and June 11 to improve the tracking of US military operations. 

It is important to note that China recently transported three astronauts to its space station as part of a Chinese space programme, while South Korea last week launched satellites into orbit for the first time with a locally developed and manufactured rocket.