North Korea has claimed to have successfully launched a military spy satellite into orbit for the first time, two months after Russian president Vladimir Putin pledged to support Kim Jong Un’s space ambitions.
The Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite reached orbit following a rocket launch from a site in the west of the country on Tuesday night, North Korean state media reported on Wednesday morning.
The Korean Central News Agency said Pyongyang’s space agency would “launch multiple additional reconnaissance satellites in the near future” as it seeks to improve its ability to identify and strike targets in South Korea and Japan.
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