Wed Dec 12, 2012, 07:06 PM

North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control,' US officials say [View all]

Source: NBC

The object that North Korea sent into space early Thursday appears to be “tumbling out of control” as it orbits the earth, U.S. officials told NBC News.

The officials said that it is indeed some kind of space vehicle but they still haven’t been able to determine exactly what the satellite is supposed to do.

In a statement, the White House said the rocket launch was a highly provocative act that threatens regional security and violates U.N. resolutions.

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the launch, calling it a "clear violation" of U.N. resolutions. A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he "deplores" the launch.

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North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control,' US officials say [View all]	davidn3600	Dec 2012	OP
Where is McCain on this? I haven't seen him on TV blaming Obama yet or wanting	doc03	Dec 2012	#1
I don't want to know where he is.	Amonester	Dec 2012	#72
Niiiice! Hope it was nuclear powered!	Poll_Blind	Dec 2012	#2
We should shoot it down to make sure it doesn't crash in a populated area	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#3
Interesting question. I think the folks at NORAD are probably trying to get...	Poll_Blind	Dec 2012	#4
It doesn't work like that.	joshcryer	Dec 2012	#11
The windage is a challenge, but I'm going to break out my telescopee and 50 caliber target rifle...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#14
I do not believe that will work as planned,	octothorpe	Dec 2012	#19
I have a really nice Leupold scope, and the rifle is Lafette-mounted on a German machine gun tripod	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#21
It's a really good tripod, tho	ChairmanAgnostic	Dec 2012	#22
...	cntrfthrs	Dec 2012	#28
Which would henceforth	Rain Mcloud	Dec 2012	#30
This is a great idea ... I'm willing to help ...	JustABozoOnThisBus	Dec 2012	#38
+1 (NT)	reACTIONary	Dec 2012	#16
You're close. Earth orbital velocity is about 17.5K mph .........	oldhippie	Dec 2012	#52
I'd be willing to be it has no thrusters or much else	jberryhill	Dec 2012	#54
I'm pretty sure that isn't possible	Scairp	Dec 2012	#34
It's been done.	Angleae	Dec 2012	#36
And most of the the debris	AlexSatan	Dec 2012	#48
I don't think any country has that capability. /nt	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#39
Both the US and China have done it.	jeff47	Dec 2012	#56
Didn't those home in on a signal?	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#66
No - it did not	hack89	Dec 2012	#68
No, I distinctly remember this during the Bush II years.	Ash_F	Dec 2012	#69
Here is the entire sequence	hack89	Dec 2012	#70
Radar is that accurate	jeff47	Dec 2012	#74
In a STABLE orbit	Scairp	Dec 2012	#71
I'd be stunned if it was big enough to reach the ground should it fall anyway. (nt)	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#40
+1	jberryhill	Dec 2012	#55
Their "satellite" is probably a box with portraits of Kim Il-Sung & Kim Jong-Il inside	jsr	Dec 2012	#5
Not portraits. A picture. This picture:	DeSwiss	Dec 2012	#35
Looks like Han....	sendero	Dec 2012	#42
Mods, lock this, sex thread	Throckmorton	Dec 2012	#44
Their purpose was not really to put a satellite into orbit anyway, but to show the long range	pampango	Dec 2012	#6
That would be a good assessment, imo.	joshcryer	Dec 2012	#13
They surely can hit "anywhere."	hunter	Dec 2012	#25
This is certainly true, but laser guided systems are ancient.	joshcryer	Dec 2012	#26
Hey, they can hit their targets!	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#29
With their skills, they may well hit themselves!	marshall	Dec 2012	#47
Agreed: the 30,000 ft/sec or so of Delta Vee	Cobalt-60	Dec 2012	#15
that	heaven05	Dec 2012	#7
Oops.	marble falls	Dec 2012	#8
Fuck Iran and North Korea.	jerseyjack	Dec 2012	#9
oh dear	biohazard9550	Dec 2012	#10
Nuclear poliferation for everyone!	joshcryer	Dec 2012	#12
NASA released this image today.	ForgoTheConsequence	Dec 2012	#17
i dont think thats real	octothorpe	Dec 2012	#20
No it is.	ForgoTheConsequence	Dec 2012	#24
I can see the pixels	Scootaloo	Dec 2012	#31
.	Hassin Bin Sober	Dec 2012	#18
Admiral Ackbar absolutely had to show up in this thread.	longship	Dec 2012	#33
Lots of satellites have re-entered the atmosphere and crashed over the years	daleo	Dec 2012	#23
The Country That Couldn't Shoot Straight	Warren Religion	Dec 2012	#27
$5 says it's a wood carving	ArcticFox	Dec 2012	#32
Good excuse to launch another rocket	Franker65	Dec 2012	#37
With all the world ssnctions and 'starving' people for any nation to accomplish this is	kelliekat44	Dec 2012	#41
The most realistic scenario is that North Korea opens up their economy like China did 30 yrs. ago.	Selatius	Dec 2012	#45
North Korea holds its own fate in its hands. If they were to open up their society, then	Politicub	Dec 2012	#63
North Korea's accomplishing stuff like this because of those starving people	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#65
The US needs to shut the fuck up	Mangoman	Dec 2012	#43
Of course DPRK has every right to launch rockets...until they leave DPRK airspace, of course.	Poll_Blind	Dec 2012	#46
What about our satellites, that leave our airspace?	oldhippie	Dec 2012	#49
Oh, anyone can object to our satellites if they wish. Do they? nt	Poll_Blind	Dec 2012	#51
The major powers had that particular discussion a few decades back	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#64
Yes I feel that way	Mangoman	Dec 2012	#50
apologizing for NK? nice..	biohazard9550	Dec 2012	#57
Why is it when someone considers the point of view of others they are "apologizing?" nt	kelliekat44	Dec 2012	#58
fair enough, i suppose	biohazard9550	Dec 2012	#67
Just as dangerous to themselves than anyone else	TimKeller	Dec 2012	#53
Then how do you view the United States of America	Mangoman	Dec 2012	#59
When the Soviets were beating our asses in the 50's, yes	NickB79	Dec 2012	#61
Politics aside, the only way North Korea can get their shit together is to continue test rockets and	octothorpe	Dec 2012	#75
They're as dangerous to themselves as the rest of us, destroying life on this planet everyday,	Amonester	Dec 2012	#73
Wonder if NASA can track it and we can see it on their website?	Lint Head	Dec 2012	#60
The officials said that it is indeed some kind of space vehicle but they still haven’t been able to	Javaman	Dec 2012	#62
I wonder if anyone will get this	d_r	Dec 2012	#76