韩国发射卫星成功

South Korea says it has successfully launched a satellite into space - a major feat that comes just weeks after its neighbor North Korea did thesame.

The Korea Space Launch Vehicle lifted off Wednesday disappearing into the sky above the Naro Space Center on the country\'s southern coast.

Science Minister Lee Ju-ho told reporters that the rocket successfully placedthe satellite into orbit, declaring the mission "a success of all our people.

It took three tries for South Korea to successfully carry out the mission. In 2009, a rocket achieved orbit, but the satellite did not deploy. A year later, the rocket exploded just two minutes after liftoff. More recent attempts were called off at the last minute.

Wednesday\'s launch comes just a month after North Korea successfully sent what it said was a weather satellite into space. The move was widely condemned by the international community as a violation of United Nations sanctions.

星期三，韩国太空发射器在位于韩国南部海岸的罗老太空中心发射升空。

韩国教育科学技术部长官李周浩对记者说，这枚火箭成功地将卫星送入轨道，并宣称这项使命“是我国全体人民的胜利”。

韩国先后三次发射火箭，终于成功地将卫星送入轨道。2009年，韩国火箭抵达轨道，但卫星没有进入位置。一年后，韩国火箭在升空两分钟后爆炸。此后还有几次火箭发射计划，但在最后时刻取消。

星期三就在韩国这次发射火箭的一个月前，朝鲜成功地将其所称的一枚气象卫星送入太空。朝鲜的这一举动遭到国际社会的广泛谴责，因为违反了联合国禁止朝鲜进行弹道导弹试验的制裁。