[FPSPACE] NK satellite launch will take place in early April (4th through the 8th)

[Allen Thomson]

> Pyongyang informed the International Maritime Organisation
> (IMO) that it will fire a rocket to launch the satellite 
> between April 4-8, an official at Seoul's maritime affairs
> ministry said.
 
> Citing information from the IMO, the official said the
> North had told the UN regulatory agency of two risk areas, 
> one in the Pacific Ocean and the other in the Sea of Japan
> (East Sea).
 
> "The IMO is currently working on an official safety notice,
> which it will soon hand out to its member countries," 

The latitude and longitude of the risk areas will be useful in doing pre-launch analysis of the intended orbit and determining observing opportunities for satellite watchers.  IMO (and ICAO) adepts please keep an eye out for the notices and post them here when they appear.