Japan Confirms Object Orbiting Earth Following North Korea’s Satellite Launch

"Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi confirmed that “some object is orbiting the earth” about North Korea’s military reconnaissance satellite launch, as reported by Kyodo News on the same day. However, Kishi did not comment on whether the launch was successful. The Japanese government plans to continue analyzing whether the object confirmed this time has communicated with the ground and other normal operations." gignews