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Well.. this will be (hopefully^^) my last contribution about this f.. stupid subject!

KCNA(1998.9.4) about the successful(*) launch of the Gwangmyeongseong-1 "satellite":
The satellite is running along the oval orbit..
The satellite is now transmitting the melody of the immortal revolutionary hymns "Song of General Kim Il Sung" and "Song of General Kim Jong Il"..
http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/1998/9809/news09/04.htm#1

KCNA(2009.4.5) about the successful(**) launch of Gwangmyeongseong-2 "satellite": 
The satellite is going round on its routine orbit.
It is now sending to the earth the melodies of the immortal revolutionary paeans "Song of General Kim Il Sung" and "Song of General Kim Jong Il"..
http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200904/news05/20090405-11ee.html

Any more questions?

*   Third stage failure (Encyclopedia Astronautica, 1998.9.31)
** North Korean Missile Launch Was a Failure.. (NYT, 4.06)

Related articles:

☞ Launch keeps N Korea in spotlight (al-Jazeera, 4.06)

☞ Beware the North Koreans (Yedioth Ahronoth/IL, 4.06)

☞ A missile launch for dummies (Asia Times/HK, 4.07)