The North Korean leader has approved an unspecified "future action plan" for launching the military satellite.But analysts are skeptical about its readiness.
EDnews informs via DW that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a military satellite station on Tuesday, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported.
The launch of the satellite would have to use long-range missile technology which has been banned by the UN security council resolutions.
At the country's aerospace agency Kim approved an unspecified "future action plan" for launching the satellite. Some analysts predict that this could happen in the next few weeks.