South Korean defense officials have announced that North Korea launched what it claims is a military reconnaissance satellite from Tongchang-ri toward the south. Japanese government officials say the launch may have failed, as the projectile disappeared from radar.

At 10:46 PM on Monday, the Japanese government urged people in the southern prefecture of Okinawa to take shelter immediately.

But minutes later, it lifted that alert, saying a North Korean missile was not expected to fly toward the country.

Footage taken by an NHK camera on the Chinese side of the border with the North, shows a shining orange dot flying in the sky and bursting into flames. After a dozen seconds, the light appears to grow stronger.

Multiple government officials say that they obtained the information that immediately after the launch, the projectile disappeared from radar.

A senior defense ministry official said that based on the color of the flames in the footage, it is possible that liquid fuel in the North Korean projectile was on fire.

The prefectural governments of Okinawa and neighboring Kagoshima say no damage or casualties have been reported. The central government continues to gather information.