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  North Korea's attempt to put second military spy satellite into orbit failed, exploded in mid-air

  World | May 27, 2024 21:44 IST

  South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in that a North Korean rocket was launched in a southern direction off the Korean Peninsula’s west coast. It said four minutes after the launch, many fragments were spotted in the waters.

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  North Korea to launch its 2nd military spy satellite, US, Japan, S Korea urge Kim to cancel his plan

  World | May 27, 2024 12:19 IST

  North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a rocket carrying a space satellite towards the Yellow Sea and east of Luzon Island between May 27 and June 4, the Japan Coast Guard said.

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  South Korea partially suspends inter-Korean agreement after North put spy satellite in orbit

  World | November 22, 2023 12:28 IST

  North Korea says it has sovereign, legitimate rights to launch spy satellites to cope with what it calls intensifying US-led threats. But UN Security Council resolutions still prohibit any satellite liftoff by North Korea, viewing them as covers for testing its long-range missile technology.

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  North Korea claims successful launch of spy satellite into orbit despite resistance from US, South

  World | November 22, 2023 11:36 IST

  The North's space agency said that its new “Chollima-1” carrier rocket accurately placed the Malligyong-1 satellite into orbit on Tuesday night, about 12 minutes after liftoff from the country's main launch centre.

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  North Korea's 2nd spy satellite failed after error occurred during 3-stage flight rocket launch

  World | August 24, 2023 8:39 IST

  North Korea's aerospace agency said it will conduct a third attempt in October after finding what caused a failure.

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  North Korea: Kim Jong Un's sister vows to relaunch spy satellite days after its rocket crashed off

  World | June 04, 2023 23:23 IST

  She said her country’s attempt to acquire a spy satellite is a legitimate step to respond to military threats posed by the US and its allies.

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  North Korea claims of test firing its first spy satellite

  World | December 19, 2022 12:09 IST

  North Korea spy satellite: North Korea, on Monday, said it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite.

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  Japan Launches Spy Satellite

  World | December 12, 2011 11:20 IST

  Tokyo, December 12: Japan successfully put a spy satellite into orbit on Monday and expects to complete its network of intelligence-gathering satellites with another launch next year.Japan's space agency, JAXA, said the launch from the