Hi, I think there are three possibilities: 1. This was a missile test. 85% 2. This was an unsuccessfule orbital attempt. 10% 3. This was a satellite, 3.1 and the NOARD doesn't find the satellite so far. 4% 3.2 and the NOARD has detected it, but some people are too shy to say it. :-) 1% Do you agree? And I think it easy to know the truth: the speed of last object(the NOARD should know) >9.0KM/S = a satellite (just fit the claimed parameters) <8.0KM/S = NODONG-1 Why the NOARD keep silence ? They are busy at searching? -- Free John --