South Korea Reveals Images of North Korean Spy Satellite Debris

South Korea's military has released images of part of a North Korean spy satellite that crashed after its launch on May 31 due to a rocket failure.

The satellite debris was found and salvaged in waters 200km west of Eocheong Island.

The images show a large barrel-like metal structure with some thin pipes and wires at the bottom.

North Korea said the satellite crashed into the sea as an "accident occurred" during its flight.

Pyongyang has been developing a military spy satellite as a top priority for its regime.

The satellite, "Malligyong-1," was mounted on a new-type carrier rocket, "Chollima-1," but crashed into the sea after losing thrust due to an abnormal starting of the second-stage engine.