North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control' as fears grow it could crash land back to Earth

Mike Gallagher

Dec 13, 2012 - 07:32

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North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control' as fears grow it could crash land back to Earth

Unstable Cargo: The Unha-3 rocket lifts off from a launch site on the west coast, in the village of Tongchang-ri, carrying a satellite which is now worryingly falling out of orbit

The satellite that North Korea claimed was the reason for its defiant rocket launch yesterday appears to be 'tumbling out of control' as it orbits the Earth.

According to U.S. defense officials, the object which was launched at 7.49 p.m. ET on Wednesday in opposition of inteational opinion has adopted an unstable trajectory and could crash land to the surface with potentially dangerous consequences.

While admitting that the craft was 'some kind of space vehicle' the White House has said that the rocket launch was a highly provocative act and today the United Nations Security Council called it a 'clear violation' of U.N resolutions.