The Russian State Television RTR said on Friday:

The Russian Space Information Center, which boasts its nearly 50 year-long history, opened to media its activities for the first time. There is in the suburbs of Moscow the center called an eye monitoring anywhere of the space.

The duty of its service personnel is to detect and track objects in space orbit and confirm their entity.

The DPRK's satellite is now drawing attention of the center's staff members on duty. It continues its flight, not disturbing any space modules.

RTR showed scenes of service personnel in the center monitoring the space on an electronic display and its commanding officer saying that "the DPRK's satellite is now flying in the sky above the Pacific."