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S. Korea Fails in Satellite Launch
Pyongyang, June 11 (KCNA) -- South Korea failed in the launch of a satellite on Thursday, according to south Korean KBS and MBC.

The satellite crashed after reaching an altitude of 70 km in just 137 seconds after its takeoff at 17:01.

It is the second time that south Korea failed in the satellite launch since its first failure in August last year, the reports said.

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