SEOUL: North Korea's second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit failed on Thursday (Aug 23) after the rocket booster experienced a problem during its third stage, state media reported,
failed on Thursday after the rocket booster experienced a problem during its third stage, state media reported, as space authorities vowed to try again in October.The pre-dawn launch came in the first hours of an eight-day window that North Korea had given for the attempt.
South Korea's military said it tracked the flight from its launch at the North's Sohae Satellite Launching Ground and also concluded that it was a failure. In a televised press conference, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the repeated missile launches were a threat to regional security.
South Korea's military condemned the launch as a provocation and violation of UN Security Council resolutions banning the North's use of ballistic missile technology. The North's May 31 bid to launch the Chollima-1 satellite rocket also went wrong, with the booster and payload plunging into the sea after a failure in the second stage. State media blamed the setback on an unstable and unreliable new engine system and fuel.
"There appear to still be time pressures for NADA to succeed given the commitment to an October follow-up launch," he added."That may or may not provide enough time for North Korea's scientists to go back to the drawing board and iterate once again."
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