I suspect that this will not be something that makes orbit. This will probably be a medium/long range missile test. NK has used the excuse of a satellite launch in the past to disguise tests in the past. It will be interesting over the next few years to see how N Korea plays in space. They are almost there. I hope they play well. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 2:24 AM, Ed Cannon <edcannonsat@yahoo.com> wrote: > "Preparations for Launch of Experimental > Communications Satellite in Full Gear" > > "'The preparations for launching experimental > communications satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 by > means of delivery rocket Unha-2 are now making > brisk headway' at a launch site in Hwadae in > the northeast...": > > http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200902/news24/20090224-06ee.html > > Yahoo/Reuters news story that I saw that led > me to the above: > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090224/ap_on_re_as/as_nkorea_missile > > Ed Cannon - Austin, Texas, USA > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: > http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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