North Korea launched what could be a new-type intercontinental ballistic missile, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.
According to the ministry, the launch was the most technically advanced one in terms of the duration and altitude of the missile’s flight. This time, the missile flew for roughly 71 minutes and covered about 1,100 kilometers, reaching a maximum altitude of over six kilometers. In 2017, when Pyongyang last test-fired the Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile, the flight lasted 53 minutes and the missile reached a maximum altitude of more than 4,000 kilometers.
According to the Japanese Defense Ministry, the missile fell inside Japan’s exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan 170 kilometers west of the Aomori Prefecture at 3:44 pm local time.
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