Photo released by the official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Dec. 12, 2012 shows technicians monitoring the launching of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 at the satellite control center. According to the KCNA, the second version of Kwangmyongsong-3 was launched by an Unha-3 carrier rocket at 9:49 a.m. local time (0049 GMT) Wednesday from the Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province, and entered the preset orbit. [Photo: Xinhua/KCNA]