North Korea satellite launch ends in explosion
North Korea said its attempt to launch a military spy satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight. - REUTERS
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00:00 North Korea's latest failed satellite launch Monday was captured in black and white clips
00:06 shared by South Korea's military.
00:09 Just hours earlier, Pyongyang had declared plans to conduct a launch by June 4th, potentially
00:14 giving it a second spy satellite in orbit.
00:17 Instead, it became North Korea's third failed launch, after two other fiery crashes last
00:23 year.
00:24 The launch appeared to come from Dongchang-ri, a northwestern area of the country where North
00:28 Korea's main space flight center is based.
00:31 Pyongyang says the failed liftoff was due to problems with a new liquid-fueled rocket
00:36 motor, but added other possible causes were being investigated.
00:41 Japan alerted its residents in the South to North Korea's launch.
00:44 Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi condemned Pyongyang, but said Japan did not
00:49 try to shoot down the satellite.
00:51 North Korea successfully placed its first spy satellite in orbit last November after
00:56 earlier setbacks in May and August.
00:59 U.S. space experts say North Korea's satellite, dubbed the Malyugyong-1, was "alive" after
01:05 detecting changes in its orbit, which suggest Pyongyang was successfully controlling the
01:10 spacecraft, although its capabilities remain unknown.
01:14 North Korean state media reported that the satellite had transmitted photos of the Pentagon
01:19 and White House, among other areas, but has not released any of the images.
01:24 Pyongyang's latest launch also came hours after a rare three-way summit between South
01:28 Korea, Japan and China in Seoul, where the countries reaffirmed a common interest in
01:33 North Korea's denuclearization.
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