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Plans in place for North Korea satellite launch

North Korean space officials have announced that all assembly and preparations for a planned satellite launch have been completed, while denying it is a cover for missile test.

Both the US and Russia have condemned the action.

Below, Japan's air defence forces have taken measures to protect the country from the planned launch.

PAC-3 Patriot missile units are deployed at the Japan Air Self-Defence Force's Chinen Sub Base. Credit: AP
Ryu Gum Chol, deputy director of space exploration in the Department of Space Technology of North Korea. Credit: AP