South Korea : Cost of Pyongyang 's two rocket launches estimated at $ 1.3 billion . North Korea appears to have successfully launched a rocket after a failed April mission . Prior to Wednesday 's launch , South Korea threatened tougher sanctions on North Korea in the footsteps of a 2007 freeze on North Korean funds held at Banco Delta Asia in the Chinese territory of Macau . China : News of 2012 rocket launch could feed North Koreans for ` ` four to five years '' Analyst : main audience for China 's rocket launch is North Korea 's own citizens .
South Korea : Cost of Pyongyang 's two rocket launches estimated at $ 1.3 billion . North Korea appears to have successfully launched a rocket after a failed April mission . China : News of 2012 rocket launch could feed North Koreans for ` ` four to five years '' Analyst : main audience for China 's rocket launch is North Korea 's own citizens .