N. Korea says it successfully put satellite into orbit

N. Korea says it successfully put satellite into orbit

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pyongyang citizens applaud as they watch a TV news program, aired by Korean Central Television, reporting North Korea successfully launched the ''Kwangmyongsong-2'' experimental communications satellite and put it into obit. The U.S. military denied the report, saying, 'No object entered orbit and no debris fell on Japan.' (Kyodo)

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