A North Korean traffic policewoman stands on the street near Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korean state media acknowledged that the country's satellite failed to enter orbit Friday. The sign reads "The revolutionary spirit of Mount Paektu", referring the official birth place of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A North Korean waitress watches a North Korean TV news program acknowledging the country's failed rocket launch at a hotel restaurant in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. The much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) Seen on a Pyongyang hotel restaurant television, a North Korean news broadcaster delivers the news that North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch failed to enter into orbit on Friday, April 13, 2012. The Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite was fired from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station in Tongchang-ri along the west coast at 7:38 a.m., but failed to reach orbit, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A North Korean man walks past a propaganda billboard in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ADDS TRANSLATION OF THE SLOGAN IN THE BILLBOARD - A North Korean man walks past a propaganda billboard in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. The slogan reads "Let's raise the spirits of winners and build a strong and prosperous nation!" (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ADDS TRANSLATION OF THE SLOGAN IN THE BILLBOARD - A North Korean man walks past a propaganda billboard in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. The slogan reads "Let's raise the spirits of winners and build a strong and prosperous nation!" (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A North Korean man walks past a propaganda billboard in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff, according to South Korean and U.S. officials. The slogan reads "Let's raise the spirits of winners and build a strong and prosperous nation!" (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A North Korean traffic policewoman stands on the street near Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korean state media acknowledged that the country's satellite failed to enter orbit Friday. The sign reads "The revolutionary spirit of Mount Paektu", referring the official birth place of late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) A man watches a TV news showing the computer-generated rocket of North Korea at a home appliance retailer in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012.  North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff.  (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) A man watches a TV news showing the computer-generated rocket of North Korea at a home appliance retailer in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012.  North Korea's much-anticipated rocket launch ended quickly in failure early Friday, splintering into pieces over the Yellow Sea soon after takeoff.  (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Mist covers the city of Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, April 13, 2012.  North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean defense officials said, defying international warnings against a launch widely seen as a provocation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) Mist covers the city of Pyongyang, North Korea on Friday, April 13, 2012.  North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean defense officials said, defying international warnings against a launch widely seen as a provocation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) North Korean press center worker are surrounded by international  journalists trying to gather news on the launch inside a hotel press center set up in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean defense officials said, defying international warnings against a launch widely seen as a provocation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder) North Korean press center worker are surrounded by international  journalists trying to gather news on the launch inside a hotel press center set up in Pyongyang, North Korea, Friday, April 13, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket early Friday, South Korean defense officials said, defying international warnings against a launch widely seen as a provocation. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)