Satellite fueled up for launch
<p><span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="onboard">onboard</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="assembled">assembled</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span>. <span word="We">We</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="injecting">injecting</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>," <span word="Paek">Paek</span> <span word="Chung">Chung</span>-<span word="hou">hou</span>, <span word="general">general</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Satellite">Satellite</span> <span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="invited">invited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="site">site</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="superiors">superiors</span>".</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inject">inject</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Paek">Paek</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Jong">Jong</span>-<span word="un">un</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="interviews">interviews</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transparency">transparency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> "<span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="data">data</span> (<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>." "<span word="As">As</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missile">missile</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="warhead">warhead</span>," <span word="Paek">Paek</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="insistence">insistence</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="launching">launching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="stems">stems</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="misunderstanding">misunderstanding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hostility">hostility</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Paek">Paek</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> "<span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span>".</p>
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