North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is vowing to send more satellites to space, just days after the country's successful long-range rocket launch provoked international condemnation.
The official Korean Central News Agency said that Mr. Kim "stressed the need" to continue the satellite launches "to develop the country's science, technology, and economy."
The United Nations Security Council condemned Wednesday's launch as a "clear violation" of sanctions barring Pyongyang from carrying out missile or nuclear tests.
But in North Korea hundreds of thousands of civilians and soldiers gathered Friday to celebrate the success of the mission.