A South Korean military source says the ballistic missile fired by North Korea on Thursday morning could be a new type.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the intermediate- or longer-range missile was fired eastward from near Pyongyang at around 7:23 a.m.

The JCS said it was launched at a lofted angle and flew roughly 1,000 kilometers. South Korea's Yonhap news agency says the missile's altitude appears to have been less than 3,000 kilometers.

The source says the military is analyzing details, and that the missile may have been a new solid-fuel ICBM. Solid fuel enables quicker launches compared to conventional liquid fuel.
In February at a military parade in Pyongyang, North Korea showcased a new type of missile that could be a new solid-fuel ICBM on a mobile launcher with nine wheels on one side. No launch of such a missile have been confirmed.

Yonhap has reported a view by the military that if Thursday's launch was the first test of a solid-fuel ICBM, North Korea fired it at a low altitude to confirm its flight stability.