(LEAD) N. Korea to allow foreign experts to observe rocket launch
SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has said it will open key satellite facilities to foreign experts and reporters to allow them to observe a satellite launch next month, in an apparent attempt to fend off mounting international criticism.
The North also said the 100-kilogram earth observation satellite will circle along the solar synchronous orbit at an altitude of 500 kilometers for two years, in a rare revelation of technical details of its satellite.