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N Korea rocket launch reportedly fails
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| April 12, 2012 | 4:22 pm
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Posted on 04/12/2012 4:42:54 PM PDT by gandalftb
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:43:01 PM PDT
by
gandalftb
To: gandalftb
The Unha-3 rocket with the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite payload launched from the Sohae launch site at Tongch’ang-dong.
The Kwangmyongsong-3 is a 100 kg box-shaped satellite
1.4 x 0.6 x 0.7m in size with body-mounted solar panels.
Unha-3 is a three stage vehicle; stage 1 is 2.40m in diameter, stage 2 is about 1.5m in diameter, and stage 3 is about 1.2m in diameter.
The first two stages were to fly south on an azimuth that would lead to an 88 degree inclination orbit; the third stage was expected to make a yawed burn that if successful will result in a 500 km, 97.4 deg inclination sun-synchronous orbit.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:46:54 PM PDT
by
gandalftb
(The art of diplomacy says "nice doggie", until you find a bigger rock.)
To: gandalftb
Where is that Laser Beam 747 parked????
To: gandalftb
I’ll bet a lot of the locals went in during the night and siphoned off some of the fuel to burn in their cars.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:47:51 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(ObamaCare is like a stool sample. You have to pass it to find out what's in it.)
To: gandalftb
The rocket, named Unha-3
Should have called it Kaboom-3
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:48:34 PM PDT
by
DManA
To: gandalftb
It looks a little heavy to get to space.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:48:46 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(Better dead than red!)
To: gandalftb
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:49:35 PM PDT
by
Oldeconomybuyer
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.)
To: gandalftb
"The second stage of the rock was to splash down..."Yeah, rocks aren't extremely flight-worthy over long distances. Even money says Carney tells the Press ODrama made it fail with the power of his mind and concentration.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:50:52 PM PDT
by
theDentist
(FYBO/FUBO; qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: gandalftb
Looks like it failed upon exiting the Yellow Sea area, right about where it would make sense to intercept it if you were a Japanese AEGIS destroyer captain.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:52:39 PM PDT
by
skeeter
To: gandalftb
Aww someone posted epicfail in the keywords before me :(
The bozo invited the world media and they just embarrassed themselves to the world again....
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:54:05 PM PDT
by
Dengar01
(Go Bulls!!! Go Blackhawks!!! Go White Sox!!!)
To: gandalftb
Clinton Democrats negotiating with Bernard Schwartz to get him in touch with NK.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:54:24 PM PDT
by
WilliamofCarmichael
(If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
To: gandalftb
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:54:54 PM PDT
by
Hugin
("Most time a man'll tell you his bad intentions if you listen and let yourself hear"--Open Range)
To: gandalftb
I wonder what will happen to the scientists involved. Weren’t the olympic athletes, who didn’t bring home the gold, subjected to some sort of punishment?
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:54:54 PM PDT
by
Exit148
To: skeeter
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:55:31 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(You can be a Romney Republican or you can be a conservative. You can't be both. Pick one.)
To: gandalftb; windcliff
Will North Korea’s newspapers call it a success?
To: gandalftb
I wonder how many heads will roll and how many executions will happen due to this epic fail?
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:57:27 PM PDT
by
Justaham
To: skeeter
I’m seeing two conflicting reports:
A reported failure at T+90 seconds (first stage failure and possible shoot down intercept)
A reported impact 130 km S of Phillipines (second stage failure)
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:57:32 PM PDT
by
gandalftb
(The art of diplomacy says "nice doggie", until you find a bigger rock.)
To: gandalftb
To: gandalftb
First stage failed 90 to 120 seconds into launch.
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:58:57 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: Hugin
Ha ha ha! Kim Jung (Fa)il!!!
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posted on
04/12/2012 4:59:51 PM PDT
by
Justaham
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