The image casts a shadow on the ground below . Satellite imagery shows rocket at launch site in northeastern North Korea . North Korea says it will launch a commercial satellite atop a rocket between April 4-8 . U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says rocket aims to boost military capability . The United States and South Korea have been conducting joint drills for months as part of annual springtime exercises that are designed to practice the ability to quickly respond if war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula or elsewhere
Satellite imagery shows rocket at launch site in northeastern North Korea . North Korea says it will launch a commercial satellite atop a rocket between April 4-8 . U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says rocket aims to boost military capability . The United States and South Korea have been conducting joint drills for months as part of annual springtime exercises that are designed to practice the ability to quickly respond if war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula or elsewhere