HUFFINGTON POST: North Korea successfully launched a rocket Wednesday, an act the international community condemned as a thinly veiled weapons test. North Korea has said their only intent was to place a weather satellite in orbit.
Now in orbit, though, that satellite doesn’t appear to be capable of doing… well, much of anything. In fact, U.S. officials told NBC News the object appears to be “tumbling out of control.”
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed a North Korean rocket launch was detected at 7:49 p.m. EST on Tuesday (0049 GMT Wednesday), and that “the missile deployed an object that appeared to achieve orbit.” Beyond that, however, the satellite’s purpose hasn’t been readily apparent… (more)
