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SEOUL — New satellite images suggest North Korea tested a long-range rocket engine last month, a US research institute said Monday.
While the exact engine type could not be identified, possibilities included the second stage of the Unha-3 Space Launch Vehicle or the second or third stage engine of a much larger rocket under development, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University posted on its 38 North website.
Analysis of before and after satellite photos indicated the test had taken place sometime between Aug. 25 and 30 at the North’s Sohae satellite launching station, the post said.
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