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North Korean satellite may already be dead

Kim Il-sung Square. Pyongyang, North Korea.
Kim Il-sung Square. Pyongyang, North Korea. by (stephan)
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North Koreans honored their former leader, Kim Jong Il, on the one year anniversary of his death Monday. The mood of the totalitarian nation was uplifted, in part because of the successful rocket launch last week that sent a North Korean satellite into orbit. However, new reports suggest that the satellite -- named in honor of Kim -- is spiraling out of control and may already be dead. "It's tumbling and we haven't picked up any transmission," Harvard astronomer Jonathan McDowell told the New York Times. "Those two things are most consistent with the satellite being entirely inactive at this point." 20 Photos North Korea celebrates rocket launch No reports have surfaced from North Korea concerning the state of the satellite. However, as the nation mourns their former leader, several prominent North Korean officials have pointed to the successful rocket launch as a major achievement for the country.

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0.100999"It's tumbling and we haven't picked up any transmission," Harvard astronomer Jonathan McDowell told the New York Times. "Those two things are most consistent with the satellite being entirely inactive at this point."
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