According to the official organ of the ruling party, North Korean satellite launches are "absolutely" in line with the UN Charter.
North Korea, whose space program according to some experts is only a cover for its ballistic program, is preparing a new satellite launch, reported Tuesday, December 26, a South Korean newspaper.
A ninth round of sanctions was passed last week by the UN Security Council to force Pyongyang to give up its banned nuclear and ballistic programs, as well as satellite launches.
Does Pyongyang have the right to launch satellites?
"We have recently learned through different channels that the North has completed a new satellite called Kwangmyongsong-5," a government source told the daily "Joongang Ilbo". "Their project is to put into orbit a satellite equipped with cameras and telecommunication instruments," she added.
South Korean intelligence believes that the satellite could be launched from a mobile launcher, and not from the usual launch site in Sohae.
The article was published the day after the publication of a text in Rodong Sinmun, the official organ of the ruling party in North Korea, reaffirming Pyongyang's right to launch satellites.
The daily argues that North Korean satellite launches are "absolutely" in line with the UN Charter and international space program law. The newspaper uses as an example the recent launch of an Algerian satellite.
A "peaceful" space program
On December 3, Rodong Sinmun again defended the "peaceful nature" of North Korea's space program and assured on December 10 that every country had the right to develop a space program.
In October, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the UN, Kim In-Ryong, said his country is following a four-year plan (2016-2020) on the development of "satellites contributing to economic development". and to improve the living conditions of the population ".
He added that North Korea had "entered the practical development phase of its satellites" with the successful launch in February 2016 of Kwangmyongsong-4 by Pyongyang.
After years of successive failures, North Korea would have succeeded in December 2012 to place a satellite in orbit.
The Russian newspaper "Rossiyskaia Gazeta" a few weeks ago quoted a Russian military expert, Vladimir Khrustalev, as saying that he expected North Korea to launch shortly two satellites, one for communications, the other for Earth observation.
He made the remarks when he returned from a week-long visit to North Korea in mid-November, during which he met with officials from the North Korean space agency.
A ninth round of sanctions was passed last week by the UN Security Council to force Pyongyang to give up its banned nuclear and ballistic programs, as well as satellite launches.
Does Pyongyang have the right to launch satellites?
"We have recently learned through different channels that the North has completed a new satellite called Kwangmyongsong-5," a government source told the daily "Joongang Ilbo". "Their project is to put into orbit a satellite equipped with cameras and telecommunication instruments," she added.
South Korean intelligence believes that the satellite could be launched from a mobile launcher, and not from the usual launch site in Sohae.
The article was published the day after the publication of a text in Rodong Sinmun, the official organ of the ruling party in North Korea, reaffirming Pyongyang's right to launch satellites.
The daily argues that North Korean satellite launches are "absolutely" in line with the UN Charter and international space program law. The newspaper uses as an example the recent launch of an Algerian satellite.
A "peaceful" space program
On December 3, Rodong Sinmun again defended the "peaceful nature" of North Korea's space program and assured on December 10 that every country had the right to develop a space program.
In October, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the UN, Kim In-Ryong, said his country is following a four-year plan (2016-2020) on the development of "satellites contributing to economic development". and to improve the living conditions of the population ".
He added that North Korea had "entered the practical development phase of its satellites" with the successful launch in February 2016 of Kwangmyongsong-4 by Pyongyang.
After years of successive failures, North Korea would have succeeded in December 2012 to place a satellite in orbit.
The Russian newspaper "Rossiyskaia Gazeta" a few weeks ago quoted a Russian military expert, Vladimir Khrustalev, as saying that he expected North Korea to launch shortly two satellites, one for communications, the other for Earth observation.
He made the remarks when he returned from a week-long visit to North Korea in mid-November, during which he met with officials from the North Korean space agency.
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