BREAKING: NORTH KOREA LAUNCHES ROCKET
NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED ITS LONG-RANGE ROCKET AT 0951KST. DEBRIS HAS FALLEN INTO WATERS TO THE WEST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, AND THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SAYS THE ROCKET HAS ALREADY PASSED OVER OKINAWA.
December 12, 2012
Reports in South Korean media say North Korea launched its rocket at 0951KST today from the West coast of the Korean peninsula, and that it has already passed over the Japanese island of Okinawa, and that the satellite is now in orbit.
North Korean official state media said:
The launching of the satellite ‘Gwangmyongsong-3′ using the “Unha-3″ rocket was a success, and the satellite has entered into the planned orbit.
South Korean government spokesman Kim Min-seok told South Korean media gathered for a press conference at the Ministry of Defence in Seoul:
At 0951 this morning, the [North Korean] rocket was launched from the Tongch’ang-dong Space Launch Center. The rocket was tracked until 0958, when the object passed over the West of Okinawa
Kim also told reporters that there were indications of the launch since yesterday, but this information was not revealed to the public. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has reportedly called an immediate national security meeting and Japan has requested that the UN Security Council convene today [Wednesday] and Japanese Prime Minister Noda has called a national security meeting for 1055 Tokyo time.
Speaking to CNN, a senior US official said that they were “surprised” by the launch and that it was “not expected”.
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