North Korea Conducts Satellite Launch

 

DNYUZ/New York Times: North Korea Launches Rocket With Its First Spy Satellite 

SEOUL — North Korea launched a rocket on Tuesday in what South Korea said was an attempt to put its first military reconnaissance satellite in orbit, this time with technological help from Russia.

The rocket flew to the south over the sea between the Korean Peninsula and China, the South Korean military said in a brief statement. 

The United States, South Korea and Japan have all placed their militaries on alert to guard against such a launch, concerned that debris from the North’s rocket might fall on the Asian allies’ territories. They also want to collect intelligence on the rocket to determine the implications its satellite program may have on regional stability.  

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North Korea Conducts Satellite Launch  

North Korea launches rocket believed to be carrying spy satellite -- The Guardian/Reuters  

North Korea launches suspected spy satellite, its neighbors say -- NBC  

North Korea Appears to Have Launched Rocket With Satellite -- Bloomberg 

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