Seoul:
North Korea’s state media KCNA said on Monday that the country conducted a “major, final stage” test on Sunday for developing a spy satellite, which it aims to complete by April 2023.
The report was released a day after the South Korean and Japanese militaries reported the launch of two medium-range missiles toward the east coast of the isolated north.
KCNA said the test, conducted at the Sohae satellite launch station in the northwestern city of Tongchang-ri, was designed to assess the country’s capabilities in satellite imaging, data transfer and ground control systems.
A vehicle carrying a fake satellite was fired at the 500 km (311 mi) “elevated corner”, it added.
North Korea has conducted an unprecedented number of missile tests this year, including an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) aimed at reaching the US mainland, in defiance of international sanctions.
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