adminsatellite launch had “manifested the satellite’s peaceful and scientific nature,” a deputy director of the Space Development Department of the Korean Committee for Space Technology told KCNA.
He said the invited experts and journalists would see the satellite and its carrier rocket, Unha-3, at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, as well as the preparation site in the General Launch Command Center.
They would also visit the General Satellite Control and Command Centre in Pyongyang and witness the launch process, he said.
The unnamed official also said the satellite was equipped with a video camera to assess the country’s forests distribution and natural resources, and to transmit the data back to earth.
The 100kg Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite is planned to be launched between April 12 and 16 to celebrate the centenary birth anniversary of the DPRK’s late president Kim Il Sung. However, the plan has raised serious concern among the international community. — Enditem.
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