A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on May 31, 2023.
North Korea's first attempt at launching a military spy satellite resulted in failure on Wednesday, with South Korea's military picking up wreckage after the carrier rocket crashed into its western waters.
North Korea's state media agency, the Korean Central News Agency, said that an "accident" occurred during the launch of a military reconnaissance satellite.
North Korea's state media added that the failed launch was due to "low reliability and stability of the new-type engine system applied" to the carrier rocket and the "unstable character of the fuel used."
South Korean officials added that they are in the process of recovering "what could be the wreckages from the purported 'space launch vehicle' fired by North Korea."
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