South Korean Defense Ministry said on the 13th, Korea the same day the West Sea in the, Tieshan County, North Pyongan Fairmont satellite launch site of a long-range rocket. As of press time, the DPRK does not have any relevant reports.

South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman said North Korea on the morning of 7 39 (6:39 GMT) launch long-range rocket “Galaxy III”.

In addition, the South Korean Defense Ministry officials in the Information Office told Xinhua in an interview that the South Korean Defense Ministry believes that North Korea’s rocket launch a few minutes after broken into several pieces and crashed.

There are reports that U.S. and Japanese officials also said that the rocket failed minutes after launch.

Korea announced here, and planned Earth observation satellite “light star” “Galaxy” launch vehicle between April 12 to 16, to greet the 100th anniversary of Kim Il Sung’s birthday.