(Seoul) The launch of the North Korean spy satellite was a success, the South Korean intelligence service said Thursday, specifying that it is too early to know if it works as Pyongyang claims.
“The National Intelligence Service has assessed that the launch of the spy satellite was successful and that it was placed on an orbital trajectory,” the intelligence agency told lawmakers, according to a briefing by Rep. Yoo Sang-bum .
According to South Korea’s intelligence agency, Russia provided assistance to North Korea for the launch of its military spy satellite.
South Korea’s National Intelligence Service confirmed that “after the summit” between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in September, “the North provided Moscow with the plan and data regarding the first and second satellite launches. Russia in turn analyzed this data and communicated feedback to the North,” the agency told lawmakers, according to a briefing by MP Yoo Sang-bum.