The first spy satellite launched by North Korea “It had no military utility,” he considered on Wednesday South Korea after analyzing the recovered remains of the device that fell into the sea shortly after takeoff.
In May, the communist country attempted to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit but the rocket carrying it crashed minutes after liftoff.
For 36 days, sea rescue vessels, minesweepers and diving teams from seoul They tried to recover the remains of the artifact, which were analyzed by South Korean and US experts, the Defense Ministry said.
“They assessed that it had no military utility as a reconnaissance satellite,” he said in a statement.
North Korea had justified the need for this satellite to counter the growing military presence of USA in the region.
Pyongyang assured that it will soon launch another satellite, a technology that its leader Kim Jong Un has set as a priority.
The United States, South Korea and Japan condemned the launch as a violation of United Nations resolutions that prohibit the communist country from developing ballistic missile technology.
Analysts say these rockets and space launchers share the same technology.
