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N. Korea celebrates 'successful' satellite launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A mass rally is held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 8 to hail what North Korea claims was the successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite. According to the state-run Korea Central News Agency, some 100,000 people attended the rally.

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N. Korea celebrates 'successful' satellite launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A mass rally is held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 8 to hail what North Korea claims was the successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite. According to the state-run Korea Central News Agency, some 100,000 people attended the rally.

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Mini model of N. Korea's Unha-3 rocket on display

TOKYO, Japan - A miniature model of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is on display at the Three Revolution Exhibition museum in Pyongyang on Dec. 18, 2013. The rocket, suspected by Japan, South Korea and the United States to be an improved model of the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, is said to have carried the Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) 3-2 satellite when it was launched on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop an Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a briefing by a North Korean official on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (R back), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

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Advertisement in Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Photo taken by a tourist in Pyongyang on Sept. 29, 2010, shows a billboard advertising computer numerical control machine tools which North Korea manufactured and the rocket carrying the ''Kwangmyongsong-2'' satellite.

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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.'

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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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N. Korea flower exhibition opens to honor Kim Il Sung

Visitors look at an image of the satellite-carrying rocket Kwangmyongsong-4 on the opening day of an annual exhibition of "Kimilsungia," a flower of the orchid family named after North Korea's late founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2016. North Korea launched the rocket, suspected to be a cover for a test of banned ballistic missile technology, in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea flower exhibition opens to honor founder

Visitors look at a model of the satellite-carrying rocket Kwangmyongsong on the opening day of an annual exhibition of "Kimilsungia," a flower of the orchid family named after North Korea's late founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2016. North Korea launched the rocket, suspected to be a cover for a test of banned ballistic missile technology, in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea flower exhibition opens to honor Kim Il Sung

A model of the satellite-carrying rocket Kwangmyongsong is displayed on the opening day of an annual exhibition of "Kimilsungia," a flower of the orchid family named after North Korea's late founder Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2016. North Korea launched the rocket, suspected to be a cover for a test of banned ballistic missile technology, in February. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea celebrates 'successful' satellite launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A mass rally is held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 8 to hail what North Korea claims was the successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite. According to the state-run Korea Central News Agency, some 100,000 people attended the rally. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates 'successful' satellite launch

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A mass rally is held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 8 to hail what North Korea claims was the successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite. According to the state-run Korea Central News Agency, some 100,000 people attended the rally. (Kyodo)

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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.' (Kyodo)

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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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N. Korea founder's birthday bash reveals no signs of tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A model of North Korea's Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite is displayed in an exhibition hall in Pyongyang on April 15 as North Korea marks the 97th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans celebrate founder's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at an exhibition hall, where a model of North Korea's Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite is displayed, in Pyongyang on April 15 to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the birth of North Korea's founder Kim Il Sung. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans attend an event to celebrate the 68th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010. A model of the Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket (L) and Kimilsungia, an Indonesian-originated orchid named after the country's founder Kim Il Sung, were arranged at the venue. (Kyodo)

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Advertisement in Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Photo taken by a tourist in Pyongyang on Sept. 29, 2010, shows a billboard advertising computer numerical control machine tools which North Korea manufactured and the rocket carrying the ''Kwangmyongsong-2'' satellite. (Kyodo)

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Advertisement in Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Photo taken by a tourist in Pyongyang on Sept. 29, 2010, shows a billboard advertising computer numerical control machine tools which North Korea manufactured and the rocket carrying the ''Kwangmyongsong-2'' satellite. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop an Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean official gives a briefing on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (L), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a briefing by a North Korean official on the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite (R back), which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea on April 8, 2012. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite, which North Korea says will be mounted atop the Unha-3 rocket, at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. In a rare move, Pyongyang allowed foreign media organizations, including Kyodo News, a firsthand look at preparations under way for what it says is the launch of a long-range rocket for putting a satellite into space, which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)