North Korea could launch spy satellite end-August or early-Sept - S.Korea lawmaker

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae meet with members of the Non-permanent Satellite Launch Preparatory Committee, as he inspects the country's first military reconnaissance satellite, in Pyongyang, North Korea May 16, 2023, in this image released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on May 17, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea could conduct another spy satellite launch at the end of August or early September, a South Korean lawmaker said on Thursday, citing the country's intelligence agency.

The reclusive state's first military satellite launch in May ended in failure but North Korea has vowed to put another satellite into orbit soon.