Following a week of increasing media speculation, North Korean state media outlet has announced that it plans to launch a satellite  between December 10 and 22.  The date range coincides with two significant events  – South Korea’s presidential election and the first anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il.

According to a spokesman for the Korean Committee for Space Technology:

The DPRK plans to launch another working satellite, second version of Kwangmyongsong-3, manufactured by its own efforts and with its own technology, true to the behests of leaderKim Jong Il.

Scientists and technicians of the DPRK analyzed the mistakes