ANALYSIS
North Korea Prematurely Launched Latest Imaging Satellite, Failed and Brought International Condemnation
At approximately 1730 EST, North Korea launched the Manri-1 Spy Satellite on the Chollima-1 satellite carrier rocket from Seohae Satellite Launching Station in Cheolsan-gun, North Pyongan Province. The test was an admitted failure by the Hermit Kingdom which made this announcement at 2016 EST: