admincondemned by many nations as a banned test of missile technology.
South Korea, meanwhile, says its navy has retrieved debris from the rocket and will study it.
The first stage of the rocket fell west of the Korean peninsula. South Korea’s navy located it shortly afterwards.
It was North Korea’s first successful use of a three-stage rocket to put a satellite into orbit. North Korea said yesterday that more launches would go ahead.
Correspondents say the launch will also help consolidate the power of North Korea’s new leader, Kim Jong-Un, who took over almost exactly a year ago following his father’s death.
The UN Security Council has condemned the launch, calling it a missile test that violated two UN resolutions banning Pyongyang from such activities passed after its nuclear tests in 2006 and 2009.
The US, South Korea and Japan — who believe North Korea is working to develop long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads — want action such as the strengthening of sanctions. — bbc.co.uk..
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