December 2012


Caught on video: North Korea’s satellite

North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, launched on December 12 but apparently silent ever since, has been captured on video by a South African satellite watcher. [UPDATED: See below] Greg Roberts posted…


Tracking North Korea’s satellite

It’s been a few days since North Korea put a satellite into space — a massive technological step for the country and something widely condemned by other countries — but…


Voice of Korea on rocket launch

North Korea’s international radio broadcaster, the Voice of Korea, carried two items in English on Wednesday announcing the rocket launch. The first led the news bulletin and was just over…




North Korean media claims launch success

North Korea’s state media has claimed success in its attempt to put a satellite in orbit. Here’s the KCNA bulletin that ran just after noon local time: The second version…


North Korea launches rocket

So much for delays, technical problems and bad weather. (And so much for satellite imagery analysis!) North Korea launched its rocket on Wednesday morning local time at a little before…



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