Japan Extends Destroy Order On North Korean Spy Satellite; NoKor Still Planning 2nd Launch Attempt

Japan's destroy order against the spy satellite of North Korea has been extended. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of Japan.

Japan's Destroy Order Against North Korea's Spy Satellite Now Extended; NoKor Still Plans 2nd Launch Attempt — People sit near a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on October 6, 2022. - North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on October 6 as it justified its recent blitz of sanctions-busting tests as necessary countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea. ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images

When the North Korean government confirmed to launch its first spy satellite, Japan shared its concerns.

Recently, the Japanese government said that the spy rocket's trajectory would be over the Yellow and East China Seas.

With this trajectory, the NoKor spy satellite was expected to pass over the Japanese southwest islands.

Because of this, the Japanese government said it would take any drastic measure needed to protect its airspace and land.

Japan's Destroy Order Against North Korea's Spy Satellite Now Extended

According to The Japan Times' latest report, the Japanese government confirmed the extension of its order to destroy on Sunday, June 11.

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Japan said that the destruction order would remain in place. Recently, the Japanese government said that it is prepared to use its PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability-3).

Aside from PAC-3, Japan also plans to deploy its Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis destroyers equipped with SM-3 interceptors.

These destroyers are designed to take down ballistic missiles outside the atmosphere. Meanwhile, the PAC-3 systems can intercept missiles that evade the SM-3 interceptors.

PAC-3s can target missiles that are up to 30 kilometers away.

NoKor Plans 2nd Spy Satellite Launch Attempt

AP News reported that the spy satellite launch of North Korea on Wednesday, June 7, crashed after malfunctioning.

Because of this failure, the spy rocket tumbled into the Yellow Sea. But, this doesn't stop NoKor from pushing its spy satellite launch.

The North Korean government vowed that there would be a 2nd launch attempt since it had already learned what went wrong during the first try.

Even Kim Jong Un's influential sister, Kim Yo Jong (who is also the senior ruling party official of the country), said on Sunday that there would push for a second launch attempt.

"(North Korea) will continue to take proactive measures to exercise all the lawful rights of a sovereign state, including the one to a military reconnaissance satellite launch," she said via NBC News.