The launch sparked celebrations in the streets of Pyongyang and protests in South Korea.
ພາບກ່ຽວກັບ ການຍິງຈະຫລວດ ຢ່າງສໍາເລັດຜົນ ຂອງເກົາຫລີເໜືອ
![Youths play instruments in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater to celebrate the rocket launch, Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/43025ada-d593-42bc-bcdd-9d2ca3a8f00f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Youths play instruments in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater to celebrate the rocket launch, Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2012.
![Youths dance in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8076917e-c180-43ad-b983-dfc86bc5fffe_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Youths dance in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2012.
![A North Korean dances to music in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater, December 12, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4505c04a-50fa-48fb-9b59-dacc0b3c1448_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A North Korean dances to music in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theater, December 12, 2012.
![South Korean religious leaders raise placards and shout slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch, Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/05e6587a-85a3-40ca-ab31-6a2e48a85f27_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South Korean religious leaders raise placards and shout slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch, Seoul, South Korea, December 12, 2012.