Monday, April 6, 2009

North Korea Claims Rocket Launch Successful

North Korea — North Korea followed through on its threat to launch a rocket Sunday (4/5). The secretive communist state claims it was successful and that the payload, a communications satellite, is now orbiting Earth. However, both the U.S. and South Korean militaries say this is simply not true and that all three stages of the rocket fell into the ocean.

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By Planet Data

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