The space agency said it would make a third launch attempt in October after studying what went wrong with Thursday’s launch.
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday that its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed but vowed to make a third attempt in October.
The agency added that “the cause of the relevant accident is not a big issue in terms of the reliability of cascade engines and the system.” On May 31, a North Korean rocket carrying a spy satellite plunged into the sea soon after liftoff, posing a setback to leader Kim Jong Un’s push to establish a space-based surveillance system to better monitor the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea had since vowed to make a second attempt.
South Korea, the U.S. and others have still condemned the May launch for raising tensions and violating U.N. Security Council resolutions that banned the country from using ballistic missile technology. South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers last week it spotted signs that North Korean is preparing for the test-flights of intercontinental ballistic missiles and other provocative weapons. On Monday, KCNA said Kim had observed the test firings of strategic cruise missiles.
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