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North Korea announces plan to launch satellite

The Associated Press Published Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:17PM EDT

A North Korean stands at attention as others cheer during the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

A North Korean stands at attention as others cheer during the unveiling of a new bronze statue depicting the late leader Kim Jong Il and his father Kim Il Sung at Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

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PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea has announced it will launch a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite in honour of late President Kim Il Sung's April birthday.

A spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology made the announcement in a statement carried by state media Friday.

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