DPRK launch: A satellite or a missile?

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Source: CCTV.com | 04-06-2009 14:46

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is confirming that it has sent a communications satellite into orbit. It is also declaring Sunday's rocket launch a success. Meanwhile, South Korea and the United States say they detected the launch through their monitoring systems. But they also say they haven't observed anything orbiting in space.

A South Korean soldier watches a TV news report on DPRK's rocket launch, at a railway station in Seoul April 5, 2009. DPRK launched a long-range rocket over Japan on Sunday.  (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Over 24 hours after the launch by the DPRK, what the rocket was actually carrying, still remains a mystery.

Pyongyang is telling the world that it has successfully sent a satellite into space.

DPRK's state media said the country's top leader Kim Jong Il observed the entire launching process on Sunday.