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UN SECURITY COUNCIL TO HOLD CONSULTATIONS ON DPRK: DIPLOMATIC
SOURCES 11:49:08
U.S. TO TAKE "APPROPRIATE STEPS" IN RESPONSE
TO DPRK'S ROCKET LAUNCH: STATE DEPARTMENT 11:29:06
DPRK ROCKET CARRIES SATELLITE: YONHAP
11:05:13
DPRK'S ROCKET LAUNCH CONFIRMED:
U.S.
10:54:00
JAPANESE MEDIA SAYS NO REPORTS OF
DAMAGE IN JAPAN AFTER DPRK LAUNCH 10:52:59
SECOND STAGE OF DPRK ROCKET APPEARS TO
FALL INTO PACIFIC OCEAN: JAPAN 10:52:09
JAPAN SAYS DPRK ROCKET APPEARS TO HAVE PASSED OVER JAPAN AND
LANDED IN SEA
10:46:05
DPRK'S ROCKET APPEARS TO BE FLYING OVER PACIFIC 10:42:09
JAPANESE GOVERNMENT SAYS DPRK APPEARS TO LAUNCH
ROCKET 10:37:25
FLASH: DPRK LAUNCHES ROCKET:
YONHAP 2009-04-05 10:36:49
SEOUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched a rocket at 11:30 a.m. local time (0230 GMT),
which was confirmed by the U.S., Japan and South Korea.
Japan said the rocket has passed over its territory
and it did not try to intercept the rocket. There is no report of damages in
Japan.
According to Japan, the rocket's second booster stage
had fallen into the Pacific Ocean, indicating the launch had been successful.
A top South Korean government official said the
rocket appears to have carried a satellite.
Russia's Interfax news agency also said a satellite
is apparently carried by the rocket according to Russian air defense radar
detection.
The U.S. State Department said the launch was an
"provocative act" and threatens actions against the move. South Korea's
presidential Blue House also said it was "disappointed" by the launch.
DPRK announced Saturday that it would soon launch
communications satellite "Kwangmyongsong-2".
Pyongyang noticed international agencies that it
would launch a communications satellite between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. (0200 GMT and
0700 GMT) on April 4-8.
The DPRK declared on Feb. 24 that its launching of
the satellite was part of a peaceful space program. It will be carried by the
"Galaxy 2" space launch vehicle.
The DPRK said it is entitled to develop its own space
program and other countries like the United States have no rights to interfere.
The DPRK said it put an experimental satellite
"Kwangmyongsong-1" into orbit in August 1998. But the U.S. said that it was a
"Taepodong-1" missile test-launch.
International Response
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States' State
Department confirmed on Saturday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
launched a rocket at 0230 GMT on Sunday.
"We have had a launch. I don't know the type of missile,"
U.S. State Department spokesman Fred Lash told reporters on a conference call.
Full
story
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan requests UN Security
Council to convene emergency session on DPRK's rocket launch Sunday, local media
reported. Full story
MOSCOW, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Russia's air defense radars
have detected the launch Sunday of a rocket by the Democratic People's Republic
of Korea (DPRK), the Interfax news agency reported.
The report quoted a military official as saying that the
rocket was apparently carrying a satellite. Full story
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Japan requests UN Security
Council to convene emergency session on DPRK's rocket launch Sunday, local media
reported. Full story
SEOUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's presidential
office expressed regrets on the DPRK's rocket launch on Sunday.
South Korea's presidential office says the DPRK's rocket
launch "grave threat" to world peace. Full story
Development
SEOUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The rocket that the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) launched Sunday appears to have carried a
satellite, a top South Korean government official was quoted by Yonhap News
Agency as saying.
"We believe North Korea fired a rocket carrying a
satellite," the official told Yonhap. Full story
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- No debris from Pyongyang's
rocket has been reported in Japan, said Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo
Kawamura Sunday. Full story
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The DPRK launched a rocket on
Sunday that passed over Japan, Japanese government said.
There were no reports of damage in Japan after the launch
and Japan did not launch interceptor, according to Japanese media. Full story
WASHINGTON, April 4 (Xinhua) -- The United States' State
Department confirmed on Saturday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
launched a rocket at 0230 GMT on Sunday.
"We have had a launch. I don't know the type of missile,"
U.S. State Department spokesman Fred Lash told reporters on a conference call.
Full story
TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Japanese government says no
interceptor was launched against Pyongyang's rocket, which appears to be flying
over the Pacific.
The rocket has dropped two booster stages to the east and
west of the country at 11:37 and 11:43 Japan time respectively, it says. Full story
SEOUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The Democratic People's
Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Sunday launched communications satellite
Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket at local time 11:30 (02:30 GMT) Sunday, South Korea's
Yonhap News Agency reported.
The South Korean government confirmed that the DPRK fired
the satellite from its Musudan-ri base, Yonhap said. Full story
