North Korean Rocket Stage Exploded After Satellite Launch, Video Shows

North Korean Rocket Stage Exploded After Satellite Launch, Video Shows
A still from astronomy camera footage shows the first stage of rocket that is believed to be carrying North Korea's spy satellite crossing sky on Nov. 21, 2023. Byun Yong-Ik/Yonsei University via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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SEOUL—One of the stages of North Korea’s satellite launch rocket exploded after separation on Tuesday, video captured by an South Korean astronomy observatory showed, in what some analysts said may have been deliberate destruction to prevent recovery.

North Korea launched its first spy satellite into orbit on Tuesday, after two previous attempts this year ended with the rockets crashing during flight.