North Korea launches second ballistic missile on September 20

North Korea launched a second ballistic missile from its territory on September 20, according to formal records released by the Ministry of Defense after government monitoring systems identified the weapons test. Authorities detected the maneuver.

Flight path recorded during the earlier projectile launch

The defense ministry stated that this additional projectile fired by the armed forces likely impacted the ground after completing its flight path.

During the earlier launch conducted around 3 p.m., the projectile originated near North Korea’s eastern coastline, climbed to an estimated peak altitude of 60 kilometers, and traveled approximately 440 kilometers before plunging into the sea outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The official report confirmed that the prior military occurrence took place during the early afternoon hours of that same day on September 20. Radar tracking systems registered all related ballistic activity well beyond neighboring territorial waters.