South Koreans watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch at Seoul railway station on 31 May. A rocket carrying what North Korea claims to be a reconnaissance satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after its launch in the early morning of 31 May. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 31 May.

KCNA reported that the reconnaissance satellite, named ‘Malligyong-1', was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located in Cholsan County, aboard the ‘Chollima-1' rocket at 0627 h local time on 31 May.

“[The Chollima-1 collapsed over the Yellow Sea (West Sea)] after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine after the separation of the first stage during the normal flight,” KCNA said.

South Koreans watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch at Seoul railway station on 31 May. A rocket carrying what North Korea claims to be a reconnaissance satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after its launch in the early morning of 31 May. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 31 May.

KCNA reported that the reconnaissance satellite, named ‘Malligyong-1', was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located in Cholsan County, aboard the ‘Chollima-1' rocket at 0627 h local time on 31 May.

“[The Chollima-1 collapsed over the Yellow Sea (West Sea)] after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine after the separation of the first stage during the normal flight,” KCNA said.

South Koreans watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch at Seoul railway station on 31 May. A rocket carrying what North Korea claims to be a reconnaissance satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after its launch in the early morning of 31 May. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 31 May.

KCNA reported that the reconnaissance satellite, named ‘Malligyong-1', was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located in Cholsan County, aboard the ‘Chollima-1' rocket at 0627 h local time on 31 May.

“[The Chollima-1 collapsed over the Yellow Sea (West Sea)] after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine after the separation of the first stage during the normal flight,” KCNA said.

South Koreans watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch at Seoul railway station on 31 May. A rocket carrying what North Korea claims to be a reconnaissance satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after its launch in the early morning of 31 May. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 31 May.

KCNA reported that the reconnaissance satellite, named ‘Malligyong-1', was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located in Cholsan County, aboard the ‘Chollima-1' rocket at 0627 h local time on 31 May.

“[The Chollima-1 collapsed over the Yellow Sea (West Sea)] after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine after the separation of the first stage during the normal flight,” KCNA said.

South Koreans watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch at Seoul railway station on 31 May. A rocket carrying what North Korea claims to be a reconnaissance satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after its launch in the early morning of 31 May. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 31 May.

KCNA reported that the reconnaissance satellite, named ‘Malligyong-1', was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located in Cholsan County, aboard the ‘Chollima-1' rocket at 0627 h local time on 31 May.

“[The Chollima-1 collapsed over the Yellow Sea (West Sea)] after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine after the separation of the first stage during the normal flight,” KCNA said.

South Koreans watch a television broadcast showing a file image of a North Korean rocket launch at Seoul railway station on 31 May. A rocket carrying what North Korea claims to be a reconnaissance satellite crashed into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after its launch in the early morning of 31 May. (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

North Korea's first attempt at launching a claimed military satellite into space has resulted in failure. The rocket carrying the satellite fell into the Yellow Sea (West Sea) soon after launch, state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on 31 May.

KCNA reported that the reconnaissance satellite, named ‘Malligyong-1', was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground, which is located in Cholsan County, aboard the ‘Chollima-1' rocket at 0627 h local time on 31 May.

“[The Chollima-1 collapsed over the Yellow Sea (West Sea)] after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine after the separation of the first stage during the normal flight,” KCNA said.