Someone post ELSET info when available.
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 02/07/2016 01:12 amSomeone post ELSET info when available.Optimistically I have Space-Track open but realistically the first data are probably a few hours away.
Some reports from Republic of Korea (South Korea) Army:- The first stage was broken up into about 270 pieces and fell into the ocean near Jeju Island (a large island southwest of the Korean Peninsula)- The missile/rocket was "lost" at 386km altitude, 790km south of the Dongchang-ri launch site and this is near where the fairing separation occurredNorth Korea is going to hold "Important Announcement" at noon, Pyongyang time (03:30 UTC), highly likely to be related to the launch.
Quote from: wesley on 02/07/2016 01:19 amSome reports from Republic of Korea (South Korea) Army:- The first stage was broken up into about 270 pieces and fell into the ocean near Jeju Island (a large island southwest of the Korean Peninsula)- The missile/rocket was "lost" at 386km altitude, 790km south of the Dongchang-ri launch site and this is near where the fairing separation occurredNorth Korea is going to hold "Important Announcement" at noon, Pyongyang time (03:30 UTC), highly likely to be related to the launch.South Korean info is not reliable to confirm or deny. 386 mile point is where there tracking systems intersect the horizon NOT failure of the Rocket.USSTRATCOM data is required to confirm success or failure.
How long do we expect to wait for hard USSTRATCOM data?
Here's a link to the article.http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/02/07/0200000000AEN20160207000953315.htmlSeems like the first stage was deliberately exploded to prevent it being recovered."After the launch on the west coast, the rocket flew southward, dropping its first stage into the Yellow Sea off the Korean Peninsula at 9:32 a.m. The first stage exploded in midair and splashed down in some 270 pieces, according to the JCS."