SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea appears to be preparing for its second attempt at launching a reconnaissance satellite this year, a move that may prove ...
STORY CONTINUES BELOW THESE SALTWIRE VIDEOSSEOUL - North Korea appears to be preparing for its second attempt at launching a reconnaissance satellite this year, a move that may prove as controversial as the nuclear-armed country's weapons tests.
Since 1998 North Korea has launched six satellites, two of which appeared to have been successfully placed in orbit, the last one in 2016. A senior official at North Korea's space agency said after the launch that it planned to put more advanced satellites into orbit by 2020 and eventually"plant the flag of on the moon".
South Korea has recovered some of the Chollima-1 wreckage - including, for the first time, parts of a satellite - but has not released detailed findings. Seoul said the satellite had little military value.The United States and its allies called North Korea's latest tests of satellite systems clear violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions, which prohibit any development of technology applicable to North Korea's ballistic missile programs.
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