The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) was officially invited to the launch on March 21 by the North Korean Embassy to Russia but Roscosmos's spokeman said Russia refused to dispatch its experts to the launch because it violated a UN Security Council resolution.
The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) was officially invited to the launch on March 21 by the North Korean Embassy to Russia. Russia refused to dispatch its experts to the launch because it violated a UN Security Council resolution. This was what Roscosmos's spokeman said.