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Backgrounder: Chronology of DPRK's satellite, missile launches |
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09:35, April 06, 2009 |
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) official media reported Sunday it has successfully launched a rocket carrying a communications satellite.
Following is a chronology of major events concerning the DPRK's satellite and missile launches:
May 1993: The DPRK test-fires a medium-range Rodong ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan.
August 1998: The DPRK launched the first man-made satellite Kwangmyongsong-1, which it said was a successful launching. But the United States and South Korea said what the DPRK had fired was an intermediate-range Taepodong-1 ballistic missile, part of which flied over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean.
July 2006: The DPRK launched several ballistic missiles, including an advanced long-range Taepodong-2 missile. But the launch of Taopodong-2 was an apparent failure, and the missile landed in the Sea of Japan.
Source: Xinhua
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