South Korean army recovers remains of North Korean space rocket

The army South Korean announced on Friday that it had recovered a significant piece of the space rocket launched two weeks ago by North Koreawhich ended up falling into the sea after takeoff.

Pyongyang attempted to launch its first spy satellite into orbit on May 31, but the projectile and its payload plunged into the sea shortly after launch.

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After deploying a fleet of rescue ships, minesweepers and dozens of submariners, the South Korean military said it had recovered what appears to be the main piece of the downed rocket on Thursday night. yellow sea.

“The recovered object must be analyzed in detail by specialized institutions such as the national agency for defense developmentthe Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

The remains of the rocket were extracted from the seabed at a depth of about 75 meters about 200 kilometers southwest of the eocheong islandhe added.

The images released by the Seoul Ministry of Defense They showed an elongated metal structure with the word “chonma” written on its surface, possibly a short form of the rocket’s official name, Chollima-1.

USA, South Korea and Japan They said that the launch of May 31 violated the resolutions of the UN that prohibit the communist country from developing ballistic missiles.

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Experts say that the technology used to develop space rockets can also be used to make intercontinental ballistic missiles.

South Korea has worked over the past two weeks to recover the remains of the space rocket, as its analysis may provide clues about the level of development of the North’s missile and satellite programs.

Source: Elcomercio

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