On Space Technology 3 this kind of accuracy will be achieved in stages.

ECONOMIST: Birds of a feather

The ''working satellite'', the Kwangmyongsong-3, is an opportunity for ''putting the country's technology of space use for peaceful purposes on a higher stage'', said a North Korean spokesman.

BBC: Japan readies anti-missile defence for N Korea rocket

The launch next month of a ''working satellite'', the Kwangmyongsong-3, is an opportunity for ''putting the country's technology of space use for peaceful purposes on a higher stage'', said a North Korean spokesman.

BBC: North Korea to launch rocket, sparking Western fears