North Korea conducted ¡°another important test¡± of a reconnaissance satellite system, state-run media said Sunday, a day after Japan, South Korea and the U.S. reported an apparent ballistic missile launch by the country ¡ª the second such launch in a week.
The nuclear-armed country¡¯s National Aerospace Development Administration and its Academy of Defense Science ¡°conducted another important test on Saturday under the plan of developing a reconnaissance satellite,¡± the official Korean Central News Agency reported.
¡°Through the test, the NADA confirmed the reliability of (the) data transmission and reception system of the satellite, its control command system and various ground-based control systems,¡± KCNA said.
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