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epa10633138 A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows Kim Jong Un (3-R), general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), giving field guidance to the work of the Non-permanent Satellite Launch Preparatory Committee, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, 16 May 2023 (issued 17 May 2023). According to North Korean state media, the committee, which includes scientists from the nation's national defence research institutes as well as the DPRK Aerospace Development Administration, is currently working to launch military reconnaissance satellite No. 1. EPA/KCNA EDITORIAL USE ONLY