North Korea Launches "Communication Satellite" Rocket

Mad Ivan writes "The BBC has just reported that North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, which they say is a communications satellite, but that the US and Japan fear may actually be a ballistic missile. Details are still arriving; the rocket passed over northern Japan on its way up."

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Re:Coverage has been slow

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I know the launch has failed. But it failed to send the "satellite into orbit". So we know/think that the satellite launch is just a cover for rocket testing.

Now my question is, is the rocket launch test deemed successful? Or did something go wrong?