The South Korean military announced that North Korea launched three ballistic missiles, including long-range ballistic missiles, toward the Sea of ​​Japan on the morning of the 3rd.

Regarding the long-range ballistic missile, South Korean media reports that it is estimated to be a new type of ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile "Hwasong-17" and seems to have failed to fly.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile into the Sea of ​​Japan around 7:40 a.m. on the 3rd from near Sunan, where the international airport is located on the outskirts of the capital Pyongyang. Announced.



The flight distance was about 760 km, the altitude was about 1920 km, and it flew at a speed of Mach 15, which is 15 times the speed of sound.



At around 8:39 a.m., two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from the vicinity of Gyecheon, South Pyongan Province in western North Korea toward the Sea of ​​Japan. It is said that it flew at a speed of Mach 5, which is 330 kilometers and an altitude of about 70 kilometers, which is five times the speed of sound.



Regarding the long-range ballistic missile, South Korea's public broadcaster KBS reported that it was presumed to be a new ICBM = intercontinental ballistic missile "Hwasong-17" and that it seemed to have failed to fly.



In March, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from the same area near Sunan in a ``lofted trajectory'' that launches at an angle higher than usual, reaching an altitude of more than 6000 kilometers, the highest ever. It announced that it had successfully launched the Hwasong-17 missile for the first time.