Sentence examples for launch of a satellite from inspiring English sources

A first step towards Lisa (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) was taken with last week's launch of a satellite to test key aspects of the technology.

"We will never give up the launch of a satellite for peaceful purposes," a spokesman for the North Korean Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by the state news agency, K.C.N.A.

Mr Kim even issued a stamp to celebrate what was said to have been the successful launch of a satellite that had since been warbling patriotic tunes back from space.

Japan has threatened to shoot down any North Korean missile that threatens its territory and has deployed ballistic missile defence units in preparation for what officials in Pyongyang says is the imminent launch of a satellite.

Pyongyang's second successful launch of a satellite, coming so soon after its fourth nuclear detonation on 6 January, threatens to set the tone for relations around the region for the coming year.

"Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik, we had no idea how we'd beat them to the moon," he told congress.

Newer threats include the Chinese government's 2007 launch of a satellite-destroying missile and the development of hypersonic missiles that can evade U.S. missile defense capabilities.

His critics point to Iran's launching of a satellite into space in February.

A similar censure from the Council angered North Korea after its failed launching of a satellite in April 2009.

Mr. Kim's speech followed the successful launching of a satellite aboard a long-range rocket in December.

The government has approved the launching of a satellite, Radarsat II, next year that will provide high-resolution surveillance across the Arctic to monitor the movement of surface ships.