
North Korean state media reports the nation has successfully placed its first spy satellite into orbit.
News of the satellite's launch broke when South Korean and Japanese government officials issued warnings that a rocket had been lofted toward Japan on Tuesday (Nov. 21), sparking shelter-in-place warnings throughout the islands of Okinawa. Reuters now reports that North Korean state news agency KCNA says its Malligyong-1 satellite entered orbit at 10:54 p.m. local time (1354 GMT).