Pentagon Confirms Pyongyang Put Satellite or Space Device Into Orbit

© REUTERS / KCNAA North Korean long-range rocket is launched into the air at the Sohae rocket launch site in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 7, 2016.
A North Korean long-range rocket is launched into the air at the Sohae rocket launch site in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 7, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The United States can confirm that North Korea put a "satellite or some space device" into orbit, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook said Monday.

A North Korean long-range rocket is launched into the air at the Sohae rocket launch site, North Korea - Sputnik International
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"We've been able to determine that they were able to put a satellite or some space device into orbit," Cook told reporters.

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