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Latest images: Snow comes to Sohae launch facility
It’s sadly not possible to get a live look at North Korea’s Sohae launch facility, but we do have the next best thing: a satellite image from earlier today. The image was taken by a GeoEye satellite at 11:34am local time (0234 GMT) and shows dustings of snow across much of the launch facility. (As…
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Exclusive: More on DPRK rocket trajectory and launch plans
We’ve got more details on North Korea’s plans to launch a rocket later in December, including the daily launch window and where parts of the rocket might drop to sea. [Updated: See below] The details were included in a notification sent from the DPRK’s embassy in London to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), which is…
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DPRK plans satellite launch in December
North Korea’s state news agency said Saturday that the country plans to launch a satellite later in the month. The launch will be the second the country has attempted this year. The last, in April, ended in failure when the rocket failed to make it to orbit. Confirmation comes after several days of speculation the…
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Satellite images show changes at Sohae-ri rocket launch facility
Both of the major private satellite imagery providers, GeoEye and DigitalGlobe, have captured images of the North Korean satellite launch facility in the last month and both images show changes from earlier this year. Earlier this year, satellite images from the companies were one of the first indications that North Korea was preparing for a…
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Latest satellite images of Sohae launch facility
As the hours tick down towards North Korea’s planned launch of its Unha-3 rocket, DigitalGlobe has published fresh satellite images of the Sohae launch facility. The images include some taken on Monday, April 9, and show little has changed since reporters visited the site a day earlier. The images are reproduced below. There is an…
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More on the satellite launch trajectory
A lucky close-up of a computer screen in TV pictures from the Sohae launch facility is providing further clues as to the true launch trajectory of North Korea’s Unha-3 rocket launch. [This story has been updated, see below] The shot, included in pictures broadcast by Russia Today (see below), appears to show the satellite’s orbital…
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Where is North Korea’s satellite heading?
If all goes according to plan, North Korea will launch its Unha-3 rocket from the Sohae launch facility in just a day or two. The rocket is said to contain an earth observation satellite that will orbit the globe providing pictures and climatic data. Getting all the pieces to work as planned will be no…
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Sohae visit adds to launch, payload knowledge
It’s been a day since foreign reporters were given a tour of North Korea’s Sohae launch facility. Stories have been filed, photos have been uploaded and video has been broadcast, so what have we learned? The man of the moment at the launch site was Jang Myong Jin, who was identified as general manager of…
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First reports from Sohae launch pad
A handful of reporters allowed in to North Korea to cover the launch of its Unha-3 rocket got a close-up look at the launch pad on Sunday.
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Launch preparations underway at Sohae
The latest satellite imagery of North Korea’s Sohae Launch Facility shows what appears to be preparations for the planned mid-April launch of a Unha-3 rocket. The pictures, from GeoEye, show several vehicles in the launch pad area, apparently taking in part in work ahead of the launch. There has also been progress on several construction…
