DPRK announces its plan to launch satellite |
Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-04-11 02:57 |
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Ryu Gum Chol, deputy director of the space development department of the Committee for Space Technology, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), speaks at a press conference in Pyongyang, April 10, 2012. Ryu said that the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite will be dropped in the designated orbits. The DPRK announced its plan to launch the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, an earth observation satellite, between April 12 and 16 to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of DPRK founder Kim Il Sung. (Xinhua/Zhang Li) |
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