Kim Jong Un inspects North Korea's first spy satellite ahead of launch.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a military satellite station and approved the next steps of the plan by the non-permanent satellite-launching preparatory committee, dedicated to launching North Korea's first military intelligence satellite. Kim said successfully launching the military reconnaissance satellite is an "urgent requirement of the prevailing security environment of the country." Pyongyang had completed building its first military spy satellite earlier this year, and activity at the launch pad area at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station has resumed after nearly a half-year hiatus.