N. Korea declares successful placement of satellite into orbit

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N. Korea declares successful placement of satellite into orbit

PYONGYANG. Dec 12 (Interfax) - The Wednesday launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea was successful, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) of the DPRK has reported.

"The second version of the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite from the Sohae Space Centre was successfully launched using the Unha-3 rocket on Wednesday," the KCNA said.

"The satellite has reached a planned orbit," it said.

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