According to the agency, the launch vehicle failed to reach the DPRK-declared impact site and disappeared from radar. “The possibility of a mid-air explosion or crash is being considered,” the report says.
Earlier it became known that at 0629 (029 Moscow time) North Korea launched a rocket that was supposed to put Pyongyang’s first reconnaissance satellite into orbit. The rocket was fired towards the island of Okinawa, in connection with which an alarm was announced in Japan and residents were advised to seek refuge.
