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Inside Sohae Launch Facility
Recent satellite images of the Sohae Launch Facility on the DPRK’s west coast are providing the best glimpse yet of the center where the DPRK intends to launch a rocket in early April. North Korea says it’s launching a satellite while the rest of the world consider it a cover for a long-range missile test.…
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Air traffic warned of rocket drop zone
Aircraft flying between The Philippines and Japan are being cautioned that three air routes cross the area in which part of North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket is expected to fall to land. The area is identical to the “second stage falling area” that was notified to international maritime authorities earlier this week. The Unha-3 rocket is…
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Exclusive: North Korea’s expected rocket trajectory
North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket, scheduled for launch next month, will drop to earth in two stages off the western coast of South Korea and to the east of Luzon Island in the Philippines, according to documents submitted by the country to the International Maritime Organization. The documents, obtained by NorthKoreaTech.org, were sent to the IMO’s…
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Exclusive: DPRK satellite to send data, video
The International Telecommunication Union has received notification from North Korea of its planned satellite launch, the Geneva-based organization confirmed on Monday. The DPRK’s launch notification says the “Kwangmyongsong-3” satellite is scheduled for launch around April 12 to 16th, a spokesman for the U.N. organization said via e-mail. It states the satellite is being launched in…
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Stamps of previous satellite launches
North Korea has twice attempted to launch satellites into space in the past: once in 1998 and once in 2009. The success of the launches is an issue of debate — monitors, both governmental and amateur, never managed to detect signals from the 2009 satellite — but they were immortalized on two North Korean postage…
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Foreigners, media invited to satellite launch
North Korea says it will invite international observers and foreign media to witness the upcoming launch of its Kwangmyongsong 3 satellite, state-run media said on Saturday. The launch, which is due to take place between April 12 and 15, is expected to become one of the high points of the country’s celebration of the 100th anniversary…
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North Korea to launch satellite in April
North Korea will launch a satellite in mid-April to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of national founder Kim Il Sung, according to a Friday report on the state-run Korea Central News Agency. The satellite will be called Kwangmyongsong-3 and will be launched between April 12 and April 16, the report said quoting a statement from the Korean…
