North Korean missile launch news broadcast in Seoul. January 30, 2022SEUL, Jan 31 The North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) released images allegedly taken during the launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile by the DPRK on Sunday, including a view of the Earth from space. It was previously reported that the DPRK fired on Sunday, the launch of one supposedly ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan from the area of the North Korean province of Chagando. According to the South Korean military, the flight range was approximately 800 kilometers, the highest flight altitude was 2,000 kilometers. North Korea confirmed the next day that it had carried out a test launch on Sunday of the Hwaseong-12 medium-range ballistic missile, which is produced and supplied to the DPRK army to confirm the effectiveness and safety of its operation. The images published by the TsNAK along with the news about the launch show how the rocket takes off from a ground installation against the backdrop of forests and mountains, and also shows two frames with a view of the Earth from space, which were allegedly taken from a rocket in flight time. «The National Defense Academy published footage of the Earth taken from space by a camera mounted on the missile's warhead itself,» the KCNA article says. This is the DPRK's seventh weapons test in January. On January 5 and 11, North Korea tested hypersonic missiles. Then both times the launches were also made from the province of Chagando. On January 14, two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from a railway missile system. On January 17 and 27, the DPRK tested short-range tactical guided missiles. Also on January 25, two long-range cruise missiles were launched, which, unlike ballistic missile tests, does not violate UN Security Council resolutions. North Korean medium-range missile launch
