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1st LD: DPRK leader guides ground jet test of rocket engine

Xinhua, September 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided a ground jet test of a new-type high-powered engine of carrier rocket for geo-stationary satellite, the official news agency KCNA reported Tuesday.

The test was aimed to confirm the feature of combustion chamber, operation accuracy of the valves and control system and structural reliability of the engine, it said.

The successful manufacturing of the engine has provided a guarantee for developing the carrier rocket for geo-stationary satellite during the country's 5-year national aerospace development program and enable to launch various kinds of satellites at a world level, the state media added. Enditem