Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

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.

E

N. Korean rocket Unha-3

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. The country fired the rocket April 13, but it failed and fell into the sea shortly after liftoff.

E

N. Korean rocket Unha-3

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. The country fired the rocket April 13, but it failed and fell into the sea shortly after liftoff.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows an Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad 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, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists ask a North Korean official questions about the Unha-3 rocket (C back) 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.

E

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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier (L) keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows workers at the bottom of the first stage of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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.

E

N. Korea rocket models

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2009 shows models of North Korean rockets displayed at a museum in Pyongyang. On the right is a model of the Unha-2 that failed in its launch in 2009 and on the left is a model of the Taepodong-1 that was launched and flew over Japan in 1998.

E

Models of North Korean missiles displayed at flower exhibition

Miniature models of North Korea's (from L) submarine-launched ballistic missile, Unha-3 and Unha-9 "rockets" are displayed at a flower exhibition held in tribute to state founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il, and unveiled to the press, on Oct. 12, 2015 in Pyongyang. North Korea says Unha-3 and Unha-9 are rockets to carry satellites, while Japan, the United States and South Korea believe they are long-range ballistic missiles. The exhibition was part of the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party on Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Models of North Korean missiles displayed at flower exhibition

Miniature models of North Korea's (from L) submarine-launched ballistic missile, Unha-3 and Unha-9 "rockets" are displayed at a flower exhibition held in tribute to state founder Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il, and unveiled to the press, on Oct. 12, 2015 in Pyongyang. North Korea says Unha-3 and Unha-9 are rockets to carry satellites, while Japan, the United States and South Korea believe they are long-range ballistic missiles. The exhibition was part of the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party on Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

N. Korea erects extended long-range missile launch pad: Yonhap

File photo shows the launch of an Unha-3 (Galaxy-3) rocket, a de facto long-range ballistic missile that Pyongyang claims was used to put a satellite into orbit, from a launch pad in Dongchang-ri, northwestern North Korea, in December 2012. The 50-meter-tall pad has been extended to 67 meters and could be used to fire a long-range missile, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows an Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad 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, but which is viewed by the United States and its allies as a disguised test of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows workers at the bottom of the first stage of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists ask a North Korean official questions about the Unha-3 rocket (C back) 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)

E

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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

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)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows a North Korean soldier (L) keeping watch on foreign journalists in front of the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)

E

N. Korean rocket Unha-3

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. The country fired the rocket April 13, but it failed and fell into the sea shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

E

N. Korean rocket Unha-3

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket on its launch pad at the Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province in the northwest of North Korea. The country fired the rocket April 13, but it failed and fell into the sea shortly after liftoff. (Kyodo)

E

N. Korea rocket models

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2009 shows models of North Korean rockets displayed at a museum in Pyongyang. On the right is a model of the Unha-2 that failed in its launch in 2009 and on the left is a model of the Taepodong-1 that was launched and flew over Japan in 1998. (Kyodo)

E

N. Korea shows rocket to foreign media

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 8, 2012, shows the Unha-3 rocket at its launch pad 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)