N. Korea says it successfully puts satellite into orbit

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A family in Pyongyang applauds 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 orbit. The U.S. military denied the report, saying, 'No object entered orbit and no debris fell on Japan.'

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