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Drum band di Pyongyang bermain merayakan keberhasilan peluncuran roket (REUTERS/Kyodo)
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VIVAnews - For some Western countries and their allies, North Korea's rocket launch deemed a threat that must be addressed immediately. However, for the government and the people of North Korea, the successful launch of this rocket is a pride that was greeted with joy.
Thousands of North Koreans waiting anxiously with a rocket launch on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. In a hotel bar in Pyongyang, North Koreans suddenly boisterous, cheering and applauding as the rocket launch or the Galactic Unha it reached Earth's orbit.
"The satellite has entered the orbit of the planet," said state television broadcaster in North Korea, KCNA, reported Reuters. After the announcement, diperdengarkanlah patriotic songs.
Unha rockets launched at 10 am from the launch site Sohae in Tongchang-ri, northeast of Pyongyang. Whereas the previous three days, North Korea indicated technical problems that will cause delayed launch.
The success of North Korean rocket reaches orbit is also justified by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), a US-Canadian military organization. NORAD says that "North Korea launched objects into orbit."
After the announcement of the success of that, the people of Pyongyang took to the streets, dancing and singing, no matter the cold snowy weather. Drum military band sang patriotic songs and marches held an attraction.
"This is good news. Success shows that we were able to reach the sky," said one resident, Jon Il Gwang.
This launch also coincides with the 100th anniversary of the birth of President Kim Il-sung, North Korea's supreme leader who has been regarded as a "demigod". In space, the satellite successfully diorbitkan rerun "Songs General Kim Il-sung" and "Song General Kim Jong-il."
"Definitely the generals we would be happy. I believe our country will be stronger and prosperous under the leadership of Kim Jong-un," said another resident Pyongyang, Rim Un Hui.
North Korean satellite program director Kim Hye Jin said that his country would continue to launch satellites in the future. He explained that the satellites are launched later useful for studying agriculture and weather patterns.
However, this explanation is countered by the West. United States, Europe, South Korea and Japan, said that North Korea is conducting missile tests that can be mounted nuclear warheads. The launch of the missile is considered to violate UN Security Council resolutions and will increasingly isolate North Korea. (Umi)
