DPRK conducts test of 'new type of engine of carrier rocket'

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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has successfully conducted a ground test of a new rocket engine, Yonhap quoted DPRK's state-run news agency as reporting on Tuesday.

DPRK leader Kim Jong-un visited the Sohae Space Center in the North's western region to guide the test of "a new type high-power engine of a carrier rocket for the geo-stationary satellite," Yonhap quoted the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) as saying.

The successful manufacturing of the engine provides sufficient carrier capability for launching various kinds of satellites, including Earth observation satellites, and the launch was ordered by Kim, Yonhap reported.

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