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State media shows leader Kim Jong Un and his family enjoying a banquet with scientists and engineers from the project.

Dictator seen with daughter at celebration for scientists and technicians who finally put Malligyong-1 into space after two failed attempts

The "Malligyong-1" was launched Tuesday, Pyongyang's third attempt at securing a military eye in the sky after two failures in May and August, with Kim Jong Un already reviewing images of US military bases in Guam, the North's state media has reported.

South Korea had already withdrawn from parts of the deal after Pyongyang launched a spy satellite on Tuesday.

North Korean state media claims its Malligyong-1 spy satellite reached orbit on Tuesday (Nov. 21); if true, this would mark the first time the nation has accomplished such a feat.

Pyongyang says its Malligyong-1 military reconnaissance satellite is in orbit, but some remain sceptical.

The US National Security Council called the launch 'brazen violation' of resolutions drawn up by the UN

North Korea said Wednesday it had succeeded in putting a military spy satellite in orbit after two previous failures, as the US led its allies in condemning the launch as a "brazen violation" of UN sanctions.

The latest test in contravention of UN sanctions is part of Pyongyang’s ongoing effort to modernise its weaponry.

North Korea says it has successfully tested new solid-fuel engines designed for intermediate-range ballistic missiles

North Korea has criticized rival South Korea for removing a law that banned private activists from sending anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets to the North, insisting that such activities amount to psychological warfare and threatening to respond with a “shower of shells.”