# Missile away!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 5, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031 "2009-04-05T03:12:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031/1 "2009-04-05T03:12:19Z")

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[Link](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7982874.stm).

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> Officials from Japan, South Korea and the US confirmed lift-off at 0230 GMT. The rocket appeared to have passed over Japan to the Pacific, Tokyo said.

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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031/2 "2009-04-05T03:20:16Z")

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North Korea is the ultimate nightmare scenario of how bad a country can get under an insane tyrant. There’s simply nothing we can do for it except prepare to defend ourselves if need be and pray Kim dies as soon as possible and that in the aftermath something better pops up.

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**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031/3 "2009-04-05T03:39:52Z")

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Does anyone know yet if their satellite reached orbit, or did it go down with their missile?

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**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031/4 "2009-04-05T12:43:02Z")

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Apparently, it missed. Space. Failed to reach orbit.

I suppose someone is going to have a difficult day in the PDRK.

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**Author:** ![Linty\_Fresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Linty\_Fresh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linty_Fresh)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missile-away/492031/5 "2009-04-05T12:44:10Z")

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> [@kitemaker\_chuck](#):
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> Does anyone know yet if their satellite reached orbit, or did it go down with their missile?

[CNN is saying that the satellite did not make orbit.](http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/north.korea.rocket/index.html)

On edit: Drat, Paul! A pox on your subject knowledge and superior typing skills! Then again, my post has a link. 😛