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North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch

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The launch drew rebukes from the North’s neighbors because the U.N. bans North Korea from conducting any such launches, viewing them as covers for testing long-range missile technology.

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  1. Fox5 Atlanta

    North Korea says rocket carrying spy satellite explodes, fails (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed.

  2. WDIO Duluth

    North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed. North Korea’s state media say a rocket carrying the spy satellite exploded midair on Monday evening. North Korea had earlier notified Japan’s coast guard about its plans to launch a satellite rocket between Monday throu…

  3. Time

    North Korea Launched a Rocket Likely Carrying a Second Spy Satellite (opens Time)

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    North Korea launched a rocket likely carrying its second military spy satellite on Monday night.

  4. Washington Times

    North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes in mid-air (opens Washington Times)

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    A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country's second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un's hopes to field satellites to monitor the U.S. and South Korea.

  5. Washington Examiner

    North Korea launch of second spy satellite fails with explosion after liftoff (opens Washington Examiner)

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    North Korea said that its attempt to launch a second spy satellite failed when the rocket carrying it exploded shortly after takeoff on Monday.

  6. Voice of America

    North Korea says its latest satellite launch exploded in flight (opens Voice of America)

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    The attempt came just hours after Pyongyang issued a warning that it would try to launch a satellite by June 4, in what would have been its second spy satellite in orbit

  7. Deutsche Welle

    North Korean spy satellite launch ends in failure – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korea said it launched a rocket that was carrying a spy satellite but exploded mid-air. However, the US claimed the rocket involved technologies related to Pyongyang's intercontinental ballistic missile program.

  8. Green Field Reporter

    North Korea says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit has failed - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A North Korean rocket carrying its second spy satellite exploded midair on Monday, state media reported, after its neighbors strongly rebuked its planned launch. The North’s official Korean Central News Agency said it launched a spy satellite aboard a new rocket at its main…

  9. Digital Journal

    N Korea says spy satellite launch ends in failure (opens Digital Journal)

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    North Korea's latest attempt to put a spy satellite into orbit ended in a mid-air explosion, Pyongyang said late Monday, hours after its announcement of a

  10. New York Post

    North Korean spy satellite explodes mid-air after launch (opens New York Post)

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    North Korea's attempt to blast a second spy satellite into orbit went up in flames not long after takeoff on Monday, the hermit nation's state news agency confirmed.

  11. Al Jazeera

    North Korea says rocket carrying satellite exploded in flight (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pyongyang says its attempt to put another spy satellite into orbit ends in failure, according to state news agency KCNA.

  12. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    North Korea says its latest satellite launch exploded in flight | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SEOUL/TOKYO >> North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure today when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight.

  13. Fox News

    North Korean rocket carrying military satellite explodes after launch, crashes into sea (opens Fox News)

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    A rocket carrying a military satellite launched by North Korea on Monday exploded in midair due to an engine malfunction, eventually crashing back down to the sea.

  14. Anchorage Daily News

    North Korean rocket carrying its 2nd spy satellite explodes shortly after launch (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The launch drew rebukes from the North’s neighbors because the U.N. bans North Korea from conducting any such launches, viewing them as covers for testing long-range missile technology.

  15. Washington Times

    North Korean rocket carrying spy satellite explodes after launch (opens Washington Times)

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    A rocket launched by North Korea to deploy the country's second spy satellite exploded shortly after liftoff Monday, state media reported, in a setback for leader Kim Jong Un's hopes to field satellites to monitor the U.S. and South Korea.

  16. The Guardian

    North Korea spy satellite explodes in flight as latest launch fails (opens The Guardian)

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    Cause of accident was ‘operational reliability of engine’, says Pyongyang, after two failed attempts last year

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