North Korea’s new satellite caught on camera
A satellite hunter in The Netherlands has captured the first known image of North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong 4 (???4?) satellite in orbit. Marco Langbroek took the image on Feb. 28 as…
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The slow search for Kwangmyongsong 4
Since just after it launched on Feb. 7, satellite monitors have been watching and listening for North Korea’s newest satellite but to-date, nothing. We know it’s up there. U.S. Strategic…
Latest reports say Kwangmyongsong-4 is under control
North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite has stopped tumbling and is in a stable orbit, according to reports. On Monday, CBS News and CNN quoted unnamed U.S. government officials as saying the satellite…
Reports: Kwangmyongsong-4 tumbling in orbit
It might have happened again. According to a CBS News report that quotes unnamed “U.S. officials,” North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite is tumbling as it orbits the planet. CNN quotes “a…
Rocket launch edition of Rodong Sinmun
Seldom do North Korean’s see such a colorful 3-page spread in the daily Rodong Sinmun newspaper as they woke up to on Monday. The front page carries a picture of…
Here’s what we know about Kwangmyongsong-4 so far
North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite is up in space and orbiting the globe. The country’s media said the launch took place a 0030 UTC on Sunday — something that matched with detection…
North Korea claims satellite success, US confirms object in orbit
North Korea says it successfully launched a satellite on Sunday morning and a U.S. military space monitoring system confirms it did put something into space. The launch of the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite took…
Launch notification reveals rocket drop zones
The launch notification sent on Tuesday by the DPRK to the International Maritime Organization warns of three areas that shipping should stay away from when the country conducts its planned satellite…
DPRK signals February satellite launch
North Korea has begun informing international organizations of its intention to launch an earth observation satellite sometime between February 8 and 25. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London said…
