Much trumpeted launch confirmed to have failed after South Korea reported the rocket disappeared from radar early.

RIP, but also I don't really get calling it a spy satelite as they announced they were putting it up there

North Korea’s attempt to launch its first military spy satellite has ended in failure after the rocket “crashed into the sea” and Seoul recovered some of the debris, state media said.

The launch, on the first day of a 12-day window it had announced to put the satellite into orbit, took place early on Wednesday, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced.

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  • hahafuck [they/them]
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    1 year ago

    Why lie? Probably their point in calling it a spy sat is to assert their right to do this.