South Korea has salvaged numerous and significant parts of North Korea’s failed spy satellite for the first time ever, giving a rare look into the secretive regime’s capabilities.

The South Korean defence ministry said an evaluation of the satellite by American and South Korean experts has revealed that the reconnaissance satellite was incapable of delivering its purported objectives.

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“Through this operation, major parts of North Korea’s space launch vehicle and satellite were recovered, and after careful analysis by American and South Korean experts, it was determined that they had no military efficacy as reconnaissance satellites,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said in a statement.

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