2023-11-22 04:54:10
North Korea confirmed this Wednesday through its state media that it has successfully launched its first spy satellite into orbit, after carrying out the launch of a space rocket the day before that was detected by Seoul and Tokyo.
“The Chollima-1 space rocket flew normally along its pre-set trajectory and accurately placed the ‘Malligyong-1’ satellite into orbit at 22.54.13, 705 seconds after its launch,” the state agency said. North Korean KCNA.
The supposed successful launch of Pyongyang, whichr has now not been confirmed by the United States or South Koreacomes after two failed attempts in the months of May and August, and was supervised by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, according to the aforementioned media.
North Korea defended the launch of its satellite into orbit as part of its “legitimate” right to reinforce its defensive capabilities, and promised to launch more of these intelligence devices “in a short period of time,” according to the KCNA note collected by the South Korean agency Yonhap.
The Pyongyang media added that the launch “will make a significant contribution to definitively strengthening the war capabilities of the armed forces” of North Korea.
The South Korean Army had reported the day before that it detected “what North Korea claims is a military reconnaissance satellite” and that it was “launched in a southerly direction from the Tongchang-ri area (in the northwest of the country, where the Sohae launch base is located) around 10:43 p.m. (1:43 p.m. GMT)” on Tuesday.
The launch also caused the activation for a few minutes of Japan’s national anti-missile system, through which a message was sent to the inhabitants of the Okinawa prefecture (southwest) warning of the “apparent launch of a missile from North Korea” and recommended “evacuate inside a building or underground.”
The space rocket was launched about an hour before the window that North Korea notified maritime authorities for came into effect. Navigation was restricted in areas where remains of the projectile could fall and that extended between midnight today (3:00 p.m. GMT) until December 1.
It is believed that North Korea has had technological assistance and advice from Moscow for its new launch, following the summit held in September between the North Korean leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which served to cement an agreement aimed at cooperating and trading. in the military and aerospace field.
Seoul, Washington and Tokyo condemned the launch and stressed that it is a violation of the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, which prohibit these exchanges and also the launch of space rockets by Pyongyang, considering that it is the use covert technology for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
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