N. Korea Fails in Second Attempt to Launch Spy Satellite

North Korea's National Research and Development Agency announced the second unsuccessful attempt to launch a satellite, with plans for a third try slated for this coming October. 

The Central North Korean News Agency disclosed, "North Korea has declared the failure of its second satellite launch attempt, aimed at reconnaissance."

Pyongyang has reportedly scheduled its third satellite launch attempt for next October.

Japan's Defense Ministry shed light on the incident, stating, "Parts of the North Korean missile have fallen into the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and other areas within the Pacific Ocean." 

The ministry further conveyed that these missile fragments might have descended near the Philippines, as per the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation.

Earlier reports surfaced of a supposed ballistic missile launch by North Korea, leading to the declaration of an air alert in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture. 

Subsequently, announcements were made about a North Korean missile trajectory crossing Japanese territories towards the Pacific Ocean, which resulted in the air alert's cancellation.

Last May, North Korea confessed to a failed satellite missile launch attempt named "Sholima-1", meant to transport a reconnaissance satellite into orbit, attributing the failure to a malfunction during the missile's second phase.

South Korea's intelligence agency had informed parliamentary members last week that Pyongyang might be preparing to launch a reconnaissance satellite by the end of August or early September, ahead of North Korea's 75th founding anniversary on September 9.

Since the onset of 2022, North Korea has conducted numerous experimental missile launches. Pyongyang justifies its military actions as responses to provocations from South Korea, its allies, the United States, and Japan.