N. Korea's satellite achieves orbit: Defense Ministry
SEOUL, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The satellite North Korea launched into space earlier this week has achieved orbit, but whether it is operating normally has not been verified, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
On Monday, the North launched a rocket carrying what it claimed is the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite, but the outside world views it as a cover for testing the country's intercontinental ballistic missile technology.
With the latest launch, the North is presumed to be in possession of a long-range missile with a range of 12,000 kilometers, the ministry said in its analysis of the recent North Korean test.
Still, the country has not achieved the critical 're-entry' technology needed to bring a launched missile back into the atmosphere, according to the ministry.
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