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As North Korea's satellite decays in space, fears rise over next launch


As North Korea's satellite decays in space, fears rise over next launch The satellite that North Korea launched into space three years ago circles the earth every 95 minutes at an altitude of about 540km, its orbit decaying. No signal has ever been detected from the crude-looking 100kg hunk of black metal that the North said was mounted with cameras to take images and transmit them back to Pyongyang. The North is planning another satellite launch next month, reigniting fears that it is really testing a system to deliver nuclear weapons. The secretive state is already under international sanctions for its nuclear and missile tests. South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said this month the North's plan to launch a new satellite, which could be timed around the 70th anniversary of its ruling party on October 10, would be a disguised missile test.   More



(Source: South China Morning Post - Sep 29)

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