North Korea has announced through its state-run media that its second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure early Thursday.

The Korean Central News Agency reported that the National Aerospace Development Administration launched the Malligyong-1 satellite at dawn aboard the new-type Chollima-1 rocket in the country's northwest.

It said the rocket's first- and second-stage flights were normal, but an error occurred in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage.

The aerospace administration reportedly said it was not a big issue in terms of engine reliability, and it would soon determine why the error occurred.

The aerospace administration also said it will conduct a third satellite launch in October.

Pyongyang celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Korean Workers' Party on October 10.

North Korean carried out its first satellite launch in May, but the rocket fell in the Yellow Sea to the west of the Korean Peninsula after experiencing second-stage engine trouble.