North Korea's first reconnaissance satellite launch fails due to failure, projectile falls into sea, regime promises another launch soon. The launch prompted emergency warnings in Japan and the South Korean capital of Seoul, the city briefly issued an evacuation warning in error, according to the official KCNA news agency..

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The Chollima-1 satellite's new rocket failed due to engine and fuel system instability, according to state media, "

This launch was the sixth attempt to launch a satellite of a nuclear state and the first since 2016.. It was supposed to launch North Korea's first spy satellite into orbit..

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The South Korean military spotted the launch of what Pyongyang called a military reconnaissance satellite from the Tongchang County area in North Korea's western North Pyongan province around 6:29 a.m. heading south, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said..

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Since long-range missiles and space launchers share the same technology, analysts say developing the ability to put a satellite into orbit will provide Pyongyang with cover to test banned intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)..

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Japan briefly activated its missile strike warning system in the Okinawa region on Wednesday morning, canceling it about 30 minutes later..

Since 1998, Pyongyang has launched five satellites, three of which failed immediately, two of which appeared to have been put into orbit, but the signals from them were never independently detected, indicating that they may have malfunctioned..