North Korea Is Planning a Military Satellite Launch. Here’s What We Know So Far

apan’s ballistic missile defense system has been put on alert after North Korea notified it of an impending satellite launch between May 31 and June 11. The preparation also came with a warning: any projectile posing a threat to Japan’s territory will be shot down. Every time Pyongyang wants to launch a satellite in orbit, the planet is put on edge. Back in 2012, the launch of the earth-observation satellite Kwangmyongsong-3 caused an international outcry, triggering fears that it was a cloaked missile test. The launch of its successor in...