North Korea launched a ballistic missile from Ullyul County in South Hwanghae province at 07:50am, said South Korea’s Joint Chief of Staffs on Wednesday morning, as reported by Yonhap news agency.

The missile was a Rodong intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) according to a South Korean government source, Yonhap reported in an update.

According to the source, the missile – which was launched from near the west coast of North Korea and flew across the country into the Sea of Japan (known in Korea as the East Sea) – flew over 1000 kilometers.

United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) said in a press release that