South Korea has successfully retrieved the wreckage of North Korea’s spy satellite, which crashed into the sea on May 31, and assessed that it had no military use for conducting reconnaissance from space.
North Korea tried to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite into space on May 31, but the rocket ended up crashing into the West Sea of Korea shortly after takeoff due to an engine malfunction.
South Korea’s military detected the failed launch and initiated a salvage operation to retrieve debris from the rocket. The operation lasted until July 5, after which South Korean and U.S. experts carried out a detailed analysis of the wreckage….