North Korea rocket appears to put object into orbit - Yonhap

A passenger walks past a TV screen broadcasting a news report on North Korea's long range rocket launch at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, February 7, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's long-range rocket launched on Sunday appears to have put an object into space orbit, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, quoting a South Korean military official. South Korea's defence ministry could not immediately confirm the report but said it was tracking the flight path of the rocket to determine whether the launch was a success. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Robert Birsel)