Wednesday, April 8, 2009

North Korea will continue to launch satellites.

North Korea will continue to launch satellites, reported AFP on Monday, April 6, with reference to the newspaper in Seoul, which the agency described as "prophenyanskie.
  The newspapers cited unnamed senior official in the government of North Korea, which claims that after "the outstanding historical achievement" the DPRK, the Sunday launch satellite Kvanmenson-2, Pyongyang in the coming years, will launch several more satellites for peaceful purposes. "
AFP also refers to the Japanese newspaper The Chosun Sinbo, which quotes the head of the meteorological service of the DPRK, Ko Sang-Bok (Ko Sang-Bok). The official asserted that the practice of scientific challenge will be the next North Korean satellites, including the study of meteorology.
  On Sunday, 5 April 2009, Pyongyang announced the successful withdrawal of the artificial satellite to orbit the Earth Kvanmenson-2 "using rocket Ynha-2. DPRK media have reported that satellite Kvanmenson-2 "broadcast from orbit for the entire world melody" Song of the leaders Kim Il-Seine "and" Songs of the commander Kim Jong Ira. " Sam Kim Jong Il said, "is a great pride for the North Korean scientists, the scientific advances that made this launch possible."
However, later the U.S. military experts, South Korea and Russia questioned the message the DPRK. The Americans claimed that the satellite sank in the Pacific Ocean shortly after launch, never reaching estimated heights. But representatives of the Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday, April 6, that Russia's control of outer space is not observed on-orbit satellite DPRK.
Recall, on the eve of launching the satellite "Kvanmenson-2, United States, South Korea and Japan have accused Pyongyang of intent to launch a missile is not a peaceful and military purposes - ballistic" Thephodong-2. Therefore, after the launch of the UN Security Council began urgent consultations. United States, South Korea, Japan believes that the DPRK authorities have violated the UN Security Council Resolution 1718. The resolution prohibits Pyongyang to develop ballistic missiles. Expected that the consultations in the UN Security Council will continue in the near future.

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