North Korea to launch first military spy satellite in June

North Korea is pushing to launch its first military spy satellite into orbit in June. Photo: AAP

North Korea will launch its first military reconnaissance satellite in June for live monitoring of US military activities, state media KCNA reported.

In a statement carried by the KCNA news agency, Ri Pyong Chol, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers’ Party, denounced joint military exercises by the United States and South Korea as openly showing their “reckless ambition for aggression.”