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朝鲜因技术缺陷推迟火箭发射

North Korea's space authorities Monday extended the time frame to launch the country's newest rocket by a week, to Dec. 29, after encountering a 'technical deficiency' with its first stage.

周一，朝鲜负责宇宙空间活动的机构将发射最新火箭的最晚时间推迟一周，至12月29日，原因是火箭第一级存在“技术缺陷。

In a Dec. 1 announcement, North Korea said it would launch a rocket sometime between Dec. 10 and 22. Before North Korea's declaration, authorities in South Korea and elsewhere, using satellite photos, noticed what appeared to be preparatory activity at the North's launch site in the northwest corner of the country.

朝鲜方面12月1日称，将在12月10日至22日之间发射一枚火箭。在朝鲜宣布这一决定之前，韩国和其他国家的有关部门以卫星图片为证据指出，朝鲜西北角的火箭发射点似乎在进行准备活动。

North Korea said it would send a satellite into space with the launch. Other countries, however, see the rocket launch as cover for a test of a long-range missile.

朝鲜说，发射火箭的同时将把一颗卫星送入太空。不过其他国家认为，火箭发射是为了掩盖远程导弹测试。

The launch would be the second of 2012. In April, a rocket broke apart after about 80 seconds of flight. North Korea previously attempted long-range missile flights in 1998, 2006 and 2009.