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Wreckage from North Korea's failed spy satellite launch is shown to the press at the headquarters of the Korean Navy's Second Fleet on June 16. [YONHAP]

JCS says North's spy satellite had 'no military utility'

The military spy satellite launched by North Korea in May had “no military utility,” Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said as they revealed Wednesday that the South Korean military had concluded its mission to retrieve wreckage from the launch.

2023.7.5

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is seen attending a meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang over the weekend in this footage released by the state-controlled Korean Central Television on Monday. [YONHAP]

North blames 'irresponsible' officials for failed launch

North Korea’s leadership blamed “irresponsible” officials for Pyongyang’s failed attempt to launch a spy satellite into orbit last month, calling it the regime’s “most serious” shortcoming this year, state media reported Monday.

2023.6.19

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South Korea’s military retrieves part of the sunken North Korean satellite launch vehicle from the Yellow Sea after 15 days of salvage operations Thursday evening, in a photo released by the Joint Chiefs of Staff Friday. [NEWS1]

South Korean military salvages North’s SLV wreckage

The South Korean military retrieved a part of the North Korean satellite launch vehicle (SLV) which sank in the Yellow Sea after 15 days of salvage operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Friday.

2023.6.16

South Korean military vessels retrieve a white metal cylinder that the Joint Chiefs of Staff believe was part of the North Korean satellite launch vehicle that crashed into the Yellow Sea on May 31. [JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF]

JCS says Chinese vessels operating in satellite salvage area

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Monday that Chinese warships are also actively carrying out operations in the Yellow Sea, where South Korean naval vessels have been working to salvage the wreckage of Pyongyang’s satellite launch vehicle.

2023.6.12

News on Seoul Station’s TV shows images of North Korean missiles in the past on Wednesday. North Korea launched what it claims to have been a reconnaissance satellite at 6:29 a.m. [NEWS1]

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North Korea’s first reconnaissance satellite crashed into the sea early Wednesday morning after the space launch vehicle’s (SLV) second-stage separation failed, according to Pyongyang's state media.

2023.6.5

Photos released by the North's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the Chollima satellite launch vehicle on Thursday, left, and of the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile on Feb. 19 show the two rockets share apparently similar liquid-fuel propulsion engines, but different payload dimensions. [YONHAP]

Remains of launch vehicle may shed light on North’s new technology

South Korean military forces are working to salvage the remains of the North Korean satellite launch vehicle (SLV) that crashed into the sea shortly after launch in the hopes of gaining insight into the North's missile and reconnaissance technology.

2023.6.2

Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on Thursday released this photo of the North's new satellite launch vehicle taking off the previous day at a previously unseen site within the Sohae Satellite Testing Ground in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province. The rocket failed mid-flight and crashed into the Yellow Sea. [YONHAP]

Sister of North’s leader vows successful launch ‘soon’

Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, said Pyongyang would soon succeed in launching a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit even as she admitted that the previous day's attempt had failed, state media reported Thursday.

2023.6.1