North Korea to launch satellite in December: KCNA

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

North Korea will launch a satellite in mid-December, the official KCNA news agency quoted officials as saying on Saturday.

The satellite would be launched between December 10-22, it quoted a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology as saying.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/01/us-korea-north-launch-idUSBRE8B004P20121201

[Scootaloo]

1. In related news, Pyongyang seeks guinness record as home of "World's Largest Slingshot"

[Rincewind]

2. It is expected to

make almost 1/10th of an orbit around the Earth.

[TeamPooka]

3. Damn Mayans.

[jberryhill]

4. I launched one last week

Mine is a special "low earth orbit" satellite about the size, shape and weight of a bowling ball.

I'm asking everyone, if they see it, give it a push to the west.

[rug]

5. This is not helping the box office for Red Dawn.

[Princess Turandot]

6. A 12 day launch? Have they found another use for the Ryugyong Hotel?

Google Maps: http://goo.gl/maps/NM7vB

[Botany]

7. I am betting for a mid pacific landing

I do like the trees planted around the base of the launch pad ....

[slackmaster]

8. Tagging for splash photos

[Chico Man]

9. Interesting the date coincides with the next release of Kerbal Space Program

I'm sure they are using the program to sort out all of the physics of the launch

[Diclotican]

10. Chico Man

Chico Man

The Kerbal Space Program is a genius little program - who I have yet to master - I have the habit of building all sorts of big rockets - who blow up at the lunch pad.. A lot of really bowups if tou want it.. Great fun.. I guess it is what the North Koreans do to - some nasty expensive fireworks for sure

Diclotican

[Posteritatis]

11. I predict a highly elliptical orbit with an apogee of a couple of kilometers. (nt)