Agency: North Korea plans satellite launch this month
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 15:50
in Astronomy & Space
Weeks after its fourth nuclear test, North Korea announced plans Tuesday to launch an Earth observation satellite on a rocket later this month, in what critics see as a covert test of banned technology for a ballistic missile that could strike the U.S. mainland.
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