In May of this year, North Korea experienced a launch failure. Japanese media reported that North Korea will conduct another military satellite launch | reconnaissance | North Korea
North Korea will conduct another satellite launch.
According to Kyodo News Agency on the 22nd, the Japanese government announced on the 22nd that it has received a notification from North Korea that it will launch an "artificial satellite" between 0:00 on August 24th and 0:00 on August 31st. According to analysis, North Korea may launch another "military reconnaissance satellite". Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has issued instructions to relevant government departments to join hands with the United States and South Korea to strongly demand that North Korea refrain from launching, do a good job in information collection and analysis, and be prepared for unexpected situations.
The new carrier rocket of North Korea's "Qianlima-1" has been launched into space. According to the Japan Coast Guard, North Korea's waterway management department contacted the Coast Guard Waterway Notification Office in the early hours of the 22nd, informing them to set up three dangerous areas at sea along with the launch of artificial satellites, specifically two on the west side of the Korean Peninsula and one in the eastern Philippines.
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According to a previous report by the Korean Central News Agency, on May 31st, North Korea's "Qianlima-1" new carrier rocket carrying the "Wanlijing-1" military reconnaissance satellite was launched as planned from the Xihai Satellite Launch Site in Tieshan County, Pyongan Province. The carrier rocket initially flew normally, but after the first stage of the rocket separated, the second stage engine malfunctioned and lost propulsion, before falling into the western waters of North Korea. The North Korean National Space Development Agency said that the cause of the accident was the lack of reliability and stability of the new engine system on the carrier rocket, and the unstable fuel characteristics. Relevant scientific and technological personnel and experts have begun to investigate the specific cause of the accident.
On June 1st, Kim Hee jung, Deputy Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, announced that North Korea will continue to promote the launch of military reconnaissance satellites. Kim and Jung stated that launching military reconnaissance satellites is North Korea's right to self-defense, and no one can deny it. Jin and Zheng also stated that she is confident that North Korea's military reconnaissance satellite will accurately enter space orbit and begin missions in the near future.