North Korea Warns of New Launch ‘Soon’ After Satellite Failure
- Both Japan and South Korea lift earlier warnings for residents
- US strongly condemns launch using ballistic missile technology
Sohae Satellite Launching Station near Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on May 30.
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North Korea confirmed that its effort to launch a military spy satellite into orbit failed, and said it would try again soon, drawing condemnation from the US, Japan and South Korea.
A rocket launched on Wednesday crashed into the Yellow Sea after losing propulsion in the second stage of the ascent, according to the Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang. Authorities will analyze the cause of the accident and launch another rocket “as soon as possible,” it added.