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Defense News - North Korea |
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Thursday, March 29, 2012, 08:31 AM | |||
North Korea continues activities for the launching of missile on the Tongch'ang-ni launch pad. | |||
A new satellite image has captured increased activity on North Korea's launch pad as the country prepares for its controversial missile launch in mid-April. The DigitalGlobe image taken on March 28, 2012, shows trucks on the Tongch'ang-ni launch pad. Atop the umbilical tower, which sits beside where the assembled rocket will stand, a crane arm that will be used to lift the rocket stages has been swung wide. |
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![]() A DigitalGlobe satellite image of North Korea's launch site at Tongch’ang-ri. The image was taken on March 28, 2012. |
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While South Korean media are reporting the first stage of the rocket
- known as the booster - has been moved to the launch facility, DigitalGlobe
Senior Analyst Joseph Bermudez said that is not visible in this image. |
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