N Korea Satellite in Stable Orbit But Not Seen Transmitting

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Andrea Shalal and David Brunnstrom, North Korea Satellite in Stable Orbit But Not Seen Transmitting: US Sources. Reuters, Feb 10, 2016
www.reuters.com/article/us-north ... orbit-idUSKCN0VI1XN

the first four paragraphs:

"North Korea's recently launched satellite has achieved stable orbit but is not believed to have transmitted data back to Earth, US sources said of a launch that has so far failed to convince experts that Pyongyang has significantly advanced its rocket technology.

"Sunday's launch of what North Korea said was an earth observation satellite angered the country's neighbors and the United States, which called it a missile test. It followed Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test in January.

" 'It's in a stable orbit now. They got the tumbling under control,' a US official said on Tuesday.

"That is unlike the North's previous satellite, launched in 2012, which never stabilized, the official said.

My comment: There is no need to read the rest, which is inane. I am mainly interested in whether N Korea succeeded in anything. Taiwan has not attempted a test fly of an entire ballistic missile (the Chen Shui-bian administration claimed partial tests were done one at a time, which could be pieced together) or sending a satellite. With the assistance of Russia, S Korea failed in its only try.