North Korea at 7:39 on the 13th in the, Tieshan County, North Pyongan Fairmont West Sea satellite launch site "star light on the 3rd Earth Observation Satellites. But then, according to the Korea-US-Japanese official said, carrying the "light star" satellite "Galaxy" rocket launch one minute after the separation of pieces falling, which means that the satellite launch failure.
In Korea "star light" after the launch, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae immediately convened the emergency diplomatic security Executive meeting to discuss how the ROK response options and consultations with the cooperation of the neighboring countries of the United States, Japan and Russia on the Korean Peninsula. In addition, the South Korean Ministry of Finance, Planning and the Bank of Korea Bank of Korea held an emergency meeting to analyze North Korea satellite launch on the Korean stock market, bond and foreign exchange impact, and discuss the response options.
To meet the late President Kim Il Sung April 15, the 100th anniversary of the DPRK in March that the launch will be held April 12 to 16 "star light on the 3rd Earth Observation Satellites. According toward the CLC, "light star" satellite launch weight of 91 tons, the initial driving force of 120 tons. "Galaxy 3" three-stage rocket 2.4 meters in diameter and 30 meters high. Earlier, North Korea, respectively in August 1998 and April 2009 launched the "light star" and "light star 2 satellite.