North Korea notified neighboring Japan on Monday that it expects to launch a satellite in the coming days, which would require long-range missile technology.
North Korea said that it plans to launch a satellite, which may be an attempt to put its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. It said the launch window is from May 31 to June 11.
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North Korea on Monday notified neighboring Japan that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put Pyongyang's first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit. Japan's coast guard said the notice it received from North Korean waterway authorities said the launch window was from May 31 to June 11, and that the launch may affect waters in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and east of the Philippines' Luzon Island.
The Self-Defense Forces has been ordered to destroy any North Korean ballistic missile that is likely to fall within Japanese territory after Pyongyang notified Tokyo that it will launch an “artificial satellite” between May 31 and June 11.