North Korea’s first spy satellite launch fails

North Korea said an attempt on Wednesday to put its first spy satellite into orbit failed, according to state media.

The rocket carrying the satellite It crashed in the waters off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula, having lost momentum after the first stages. The statement said that scientists are studying the cause of the failure.

Meanwhile, the South Korean military has announced that it is in the process of recovering the alleged debris of the satellite.

About 08:05 today [quarta-feira] (00:05 Lisbon), our military has located an object believed to be part of a “space launch vehicle” claimed by North Korea in waters 200 kilometers west of Eocheong Island and is in the process of retrieving it,” the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced from South Korean personnel.

The rocket was launched around 0630 local time (22:30 on Tuesday in Lisbon) from the northwest region of Tongchang-ri, where North Korea’s main space launch center is located, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff reported.

Seoul claimed the missile wasabnormal flight“Before it falls into the water. South Korea also said it was prepared militarily in coordination with the United States.

The Secretary-General of the Japanese government, Hirokazu Matsuno, told reporters that nothing had reached space.

a Gave North Korean release Original eviction orders In South Korea and Japan.

The South Korean capital, Seoul, issued alerts through public speakers and text messages to mobile phones to inform citizens Residents must be prepared to leave their homes. However, no major damage or disturbances were recorded and Seoul ended up raising the alert status.

also Japanese authorities activated the missile warning system for Okinawa Prefecturein southwestern Japan, which is believed to be in the missile’s path.

The Associated Press (AP) quoted a senior North Korean official as saying on Tuesday that his country Need a spatial reconnaissance system to deal with escalating threats by South Korea and the United States.

Washington strongly condemned Pyongyang for its launch, which used ballistic missile technology, in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.

United Nations Secretary-General António GuterresUrges the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [nome oficial da Coreia do Norte] the Resumption of diplomatic efforts towards sustainable peace and complete and verifiable nuclear disarmament on the Korean PeninsulaA spokesman for the head of the international organization, Stephane Dujarric, said, on Tuesday, in a statement.

And he concluded that “any launch using ballistic missile technology would be in violation of the relevant Security Council resolutions.”