North Korean officials have said they may postpone the launch of a rocket carrying a satellite, scheduled for between 10 and 22 December. State media gave no reason for the delay, but an expert has suggested snow might have interrupted preparations. Read more
North Korea is filling up a fuel tank at a missile launch site as it prepares to inject fuel into a long-range rocket that Pyongyang says would blast off as early as Monday, a senior military source in Seoul said Friday. Read more
First Stage of North Korea's Long-range Missile in Position
Now that North Korea has installed part of its rocket on to the launch pad in North Pyongan Province, speculation looms over when the actual blast-off will take place. Intelligence and military officials from the South say it will take at least three to four days for North Korea to erect the second and third stages of the long-range rocket. Read more
North Korea to launch long-range rocket in December
North Korea is to launch a long-range rocket between 10 and 22 December, its official news agency says. The KCNA agency said the aim was to launch a satellite. Read more