A new type of Chollima-1analysis rocket carrying a reconnaissance satellite called the Malligyong-1 lifts off from the launching pad at the Sohae satellite launch site in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea at 10:42 p.m. on Nov. 21, 2023, in this photo released the next day by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency. North Korea said it has successfully placed the spy satellite into orbit and will launch several more satellites “in a short span of time” to secure its reconnaissance capabilities against South Korea. (For Use Only in the Republic of Korea. No Redistribution) (Yonhap)
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s military said Wednesday that Pyongyang’s purported military spy satellite is assessed to have entered into orbit, although more time is needed to determine whether it is operating properly.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) made the assessment after the North claimed to have successfully put the satellite into orbit in its third launch attempt this year.
“After a comprehensive analysis of its flight path and other signs, the satellite is assessed to have entered into orbit,” the JCS said. “However, more analysis and time is needed … to determine whether the satellite is working properly.”
The North launched the Malligyong-1 satellite on a new type of Chollima-1 rocket from a launch site in Tongchang-ri on the country’s west coast at 10:42 p.m. Tuesday, according to the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Earlier Wednesday, the KCNA said the satellite took pictures of U.S. military bases in Guam and sent them to Pyongyang.
(Yonhap)
