{"id":85804,"date":"2023-07-05T14:12:18","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T14:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/05\/nkorea-satellite-wasnt-advanced-enough-to-spy-from-space-says-skorea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:31:34","slug":"nkorea-satellite-wasnt-advanced-enough-to-spy-from-space-says-skorea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/07\/05\/nkorea-satellite-wasnt-advanced-enough-to-spy-from-space-says-skorea\/","title":{"rendered":"NKorea satellite wasn\u2019t advanced enough to spy from space, says SKorea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/05\/17\/north-korea-shows-kim-jong-un-examining-a-military-spy-satellite\/\" target=\"_blank\">The satellite<\/a> North Korea failed to put into orbit wasn\u2019t advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance from space as it claimed, South Korea\u2019s military said Wednesday after retrieving and studying the wreckage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea had tried to launch its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/intel-geoint\/isr\/2023\/04\/19\/kim-says-north-koreas-1st-spy-satellite-ready-for-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\">first spy satellite in late May<\/a>, but the long-range rocket carrying it plunged into the waters off the Korean Peninsula\u2019s west coast soon after liftoff. 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