[2nd Report] North Korea "Yesterday Reconnaissance Satellite Development Test... Confirming Reliability of Satellite System"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun]North Korea announced that it conducted another test for reconnaissance satellite development on the 5th, following the test on the 27th of last month.

Korean Central News Agency reported on the 6th, "The National Aerospace Development Administration and the Academy of National Defense Science conducted another important test on March 5th according to the reconnaissance satellite development plan."

It added, "Through the test, the National Aerospace Development Administration confirmed the reliability of the satellite data transmission and reception, control command system, and various ground satellite control systems."

Earlier, the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that at around 8:48 a.m. the previous day, they detected one ballistic missile launched from the Sunan area in Pyongyang, North Korea, toward the East Sea. The ballistic missile's flight distance was approximately 270 km, and its altitude was about 560 km.

North Korea had previously launched a medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) on the 27th of last month, citing the purpose of "reconnaissance satellite development."

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