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A North Korean missile reportedly crashed into one of its own cities after it failed just minutes following its launch.
US officials said the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was initially thought to have disintegrated mid-flight after it was fired on 28 April last year.
However, new data suggests it landed in the city of Tokchon, around 90 miles north of the secretive communist country’s capital, Pyongyang. Tokchon has a population of around 200,000.
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North Korea Accidentally Hit One of its Own Cities With a Missile, Says Report
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(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday January 08 2018, @07:00AM (2 children)
Probably because someone was looking for this very thing (the 1996 Chinese accident is not ancient history) and willing to pay Google for it. Could be a national spy agency, could be a media business looking for a scoop, or merely someone with some spare cash.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 08 2018, @03:18PM (1 child)
You do know that Google doesn't own the satellites right? They just take the pictures from NASA (no copyright for government works) and use them.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Monday January 08 2018, @06:41PM
And? Yes, I do realize Google doesn't own satellites. There are multiple parties that could have gotten an explicit before and after scan of the region around the North Korean launch site. Or maybe Landsat 8 just scans that much.