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Japanese spy satellite monitoring North Korea fails.

BBC Monitoring International Reports

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Text of report in English by Japan's largest news agency Kyodo

Tokyo, Aug. 29 Kyodo - One of Japan's four spy satellites orbiting Earth in part to monitor activities in North Korea has hit a snag, having been unable to operate since Monday, the government said Saturday.

According to the Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Centre, the No 2 radar satellite, put into orbit in February 2007, appears to have run into trouble related to electrical power supply, and restoration work is under …

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