Well-wishers mob a smiling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (without hat) on Wednesday after the successful launch of the country's first satellite.
Inside North Korea's missile launch —
Well-wishers mob a smiling North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (without hat) on Wednesday after the successful launch of the country's first satellite.
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The Unha-3 rocket carrying "the second version of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3" lifts off Wednesday morning from the Sohae Space Center in North Korea's western Cholsan County.
Inside North Korea's missile launch —
The Unha-3 rocket carrying "the second version of satellite Kwangmyongsong-3" lifts off Wednesday morning from the Sohae Space Center in North Korea's western Cholsan County.
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Kim Jong Un monitors the rocket launch from a room at North Korea's satellite control center in Cholsan County.
Inside North Korea's missile launch —
Kim Jong Un monitors the rocket launch from a room at North Korea's satellite control center in Cholsan County.
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Technicians monitor the launch at the control center. The event allowed North Korea to flex its military and technological muscle on the world stage.
Inside North Korea's missile launch —
Technicians monitor the launch at the control center. The event allowed North Korea to flex its military and technological muscle on the world stage.
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Kim rises to applaud the successful launch, a big technological victory for North Korea in the wake of an embarrassing failed launch in April.
Inside North Korea's missile launch —
Kim rises to applaud the successful launch, a big technological victory for North Korea in the wake of an embarrassing failed launch in April.
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The Wednesday morning launch is seen from multiple angles on a large screen at the satellite control center in Cholsan County.
Inside North Korea's missile launch —
The Wednesday morning launch is seen from multiple angles on a large screen at the satellite control center in Cholsan County.
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