The reclusive state’s first military satellite launch in May ended in failure but North Korea has vowed to put another satellite into orbit soon.

Yoo Sang-bum, a member of the South Korean parliament, told reporters after meeting the chief of the country’s intelligence agency that if North Korea managed to fix defects, there was a chance it would launch the satellite to celebrate the country’s founding anniversary on Sept 9.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made it a priority to conduct a launch during the second half of this year.

North Korea is also preparing for military actions including launching an intercontinental ballistic missile to protest against the upcoming three-way summit between the US, South Korea and Japan, and against joint US-South Korea drills, Yoo added.

US president Joe Biden will hold a summit at Camp David on Friday with South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.