Kim orders launch of N. Korea's first spy satellite


North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (right) and his daughter, presumed to be named Ju Ae inspecting the National Aerospace Development Administration at an undisclosed place in North Korea. - KCNA via KNS/ AFP

SEOUL (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the country has finished building its first military spy satellite and gave the green light for its launch, state media said Wednesday (April 19).

The report of its completion comes about a week after Pyongyang launched what it said was a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, marking a major breakthrough in its banned weapons programmes.

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