North Korea's Satellite Is Out of Control

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Submission + - North Korea's Satellite Is Out of Control (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by Koreantoast on Wednesday December 12, 2012 @08:09PM

Koreantoast writes: After failing miserably on numerous occasions, North Korea has finally put a satellite in orbit. But according to US officials, it is now "tumbling out of control." This is bad news, and more bad news, covered in a double layer of extra bad news.

According to US officials, it appears that North Korea's new satellite has failed to achieve a stable orbit and is now "tumbling out of control." The greatest danger is the threat of it colliding with another satellite, adding to the growing debris field around the earth. A separate Gizmodo article provides links for tracking the current location of the satellite.

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