The military spy satellite launched by North Korea on Tuesday successfully entered orbit, according to South Korean officials.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledged on Wednesday the apparent success of the Malligyong-1 satellite launch into orbit, though they stopped short of confirming it was operational.
“After a comprehensive analysis of its flight path and other signs, the satellite is assessed to have entered into orbit,” the South Korean joint chiefs of staff said.
“However, more analysis and time is needed […] to determine whether the satellite is working properly,” the officials added.
NORTH KOREA ATTEMPTS MILITARY SPY SATELLITE LAUNCH FOR THIRD TIME, SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN REPORT
A TV at Seoul’s Yongsan Station in South Korea shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a report that North Korea’s reconnaissance satellite, its third launch attempt this year, has entered orbit. (Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The launch took place Tuesday…