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Scientists and technicians at the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang watch the launch of the Unha-3 rocket from a launch site on the west coast, in the village of Tongchang-ri, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) from the Chinese border city of Dandong, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Scientists and technicians work on their computers to control the launch of North Korea's Unha-3 rocket at the General Satellite Control and Command Center in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. (Associated Press)
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This satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe shows the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, 54 minutes after a long-range Unha-3 rocket was successfully launched on Dec. 12, 2012. (Associated Press/DigitalGlobe)
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South Koreans at Seoul Station in the nation's capital watch a TV news report on the launch of an Unha rocket from Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. The launch by North Korea of the long-range rocket came only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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In this image made from video, displays show the Unha-3 rocket launch at North Korea's space agency's General Launch Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo via APTN)
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North Korean youths in traditional Korean outfit play instruments in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012, to celebrate a rocket launch. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (Associated Press)
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North Korean youths in traditional Korean outfit play instruments in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
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**FILE** North Korea's Unha-3 rocket stands April 8, 2012, at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. (Associated Press/David Guttenfelder, File)
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A North Korean man scrapes snow from the monument of anti-Japanese revolutionary fighters on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 10, 2012. North Korea extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. (Associated Press/Kyodo News)
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North Korean men work atop a trolleybus in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Dec. 10, 2012. North Korea extended the launch period for a controversial long-range rocket by another week until Dec. 29, citing technical problems. (Associated Press/Kyodo News)
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Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force members walk by a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed to prepare for North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2012. (Associated Press/Kyodo News)
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**FILE** A North Korean soldier salutes in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between April 12-16, at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on April 8, 2012. (Associated Press)
