[2nd Report] JCS: "North Korea Launches Space Projectile Toward Southern Direction"
On the 31st, North Korea launched a space launch vehicle, as claimed by North Korea, in the southern direction.
On the same day, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are analyzing detailed specifications such as the type and flight distance of the launch vehicle. This is the first time in 7 years since February 7, 2016, when North Korea launched the 'Kwangmyongsong' satellite-carrying launch vehicle.
Earlier, North Korea announced that it would launch an artificial satellite between 0:00 on the 31st of this month and 0:00 on the 11th of next month. It designated the first-stage rocket drop zone as "far west of the West Sea near Gunsan, Jeonbuk," the fairing (satellite cover) drop zone as "far west offshore from Jeju Island," and the second-stage rocket drop zone as "east of Luzon Island, Philippines." North Korea carried out this provocation again about 40 days after test-firing the new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 on the 13th of last month.
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This is the 10th launch vehicle launch this year.
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