North Korea Hails Satellite Success, Unveils Spy Photos of Seoul
- Kim Jong Un’s regime claims new advances in space technology
- Pyongyang has used such tests to improve missile program
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North Korea said it carried out the final tests of a military spy satellite, publishing a pair of black-and-white overhead images of South Korea’s capital region in an attempt to show the device worked.
The country announced the breakthrough via state media Monday, a day after South Korea said its rival lobbed at least two suspected medium-range ballistic missiles through space and into the sea. While North Korea described a single rocket launch with a similar flight path Sunday, it said the vehicle released a demonstration satellite carrying various cameras and transmitters.