North Korea satellite tumbling in orbit again: U.S. sources
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Koreas recently launched satellite is once again tumbling in orbit, after stabilizing briefly, according to a U.S. official and other sources.
The satellite update came as a key congressional watchdog agency said the U.S. military had not demonstrated its ability to protect the United States against a possible North Korea missile attack.
Earlier this month North Korea launched what it said was an earth observation satellite but what the country's neighbors and the United States called a missile test. It was earlier believed to have achieved stable orbit but not to have transmitted data back to Earth.
The U.S. official, and two other sources with knowledge of the issue, said they are less concerned about the function of the satellite than with the technology involved in launching it. They added that the launch was clearly intended to demonstrate North Koreas ability to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.