North Korea Launches Missile

North Korea's anticipated missile launch failed today after it fired the long-range test rocket, defying U.N. Security Council resolutions and an agreement with the United States.

The 90-ton rocket launched and there was a larger than anticipated flare.

U.S. officials said that the missile is belived to have crashed into the sea.

It was launched from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in the northern part of the country, near its border with China.

It is expected to travel south by southwest, passing by South Korea, Taiwan and the Philippines. Splash down is expected to take place in the waters off the coast of Australia.

The Communist nation had announced a five day window for launching the satellite, which began on Thursday.

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