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N. Korea fires off long-range rocket: Seoul official
By Park Hyung-kiPublished : Dec. 12, 2012 - 10:37
North Korea fired off a long-range rocket on Wednesday, a Seoul military official said, despite international pressure over the plan seen as a test for ballistic missile technology.
The move comes just two days after Pyongyang announced on Monday that it was extending the 13-day launch window by one week until Dec. 29 to fix a "technical deficiency" in the rocket's first-stage control engine module.
In a surprise move, the North fired off the long-range rocket from the Donchang-ri launch site at 9:51 a.m., which was immediately detected by the South Korean military.
"Shortly after the liftoff, Aegis radar system in the Yellow Sea detected the move," a senior military official said.
Since the North's announcement of the rocket launch, the South Korean military has deployed three Aegis warships, equipped with SPY-1 radar with a range of 1,000 kilometers, along the west coast and in southern waters to track the rocket's path.
On Tuesday, satellite imagery showed that the North removed the three-stage rocket from the launch pad, raising speculation that the move was connected with fixing technical problems. (Yonhap News)
The move comes just two days after Pyongyang announced on Monday that it was extending the 13-day launch window by one week until Dec. 29 to fix a "technical deficiency" in the rocket's first-stage control engine module.
In a surprise move, the North fired off the long-range rocket from the Donchang-ri launch site at 9:51 a.m., which was immediately detected by the South Korean military.
"Shortly after the liftoff, Aegis radar system in the Yellow Sea detected the move," a senior military official said.
Since the North's announcement of the rocket launch, the South Korean military has deployed three Aegis warships, equipped with SPY-1 radar with a range of 1,000 kilometers, along the west coast and in southern waters to track the rocket's path.
On Tuesday, satellite imagery showed that the North removed the three-stage rocket from the launch pad, raising speculation that the move was connected with fixing technical problems. (Yonhap News)
