Photo taken on April 8, 2012 shows the rocket for launching Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite installed on the launch pad in Tongchang-ri base (Xinhua/Zhang Li)

(VOVWorld) - The rocket to be used for the planned satellite launch later this month by the North Korea has been positioned on its launch pad. 70 reporters were invited to take a special train to visit the Sohae Satellite Launch pad in the northwest of North Korea.  The three-stage Unha-3 rocket, which will carry the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite into space, has been assembled but is not yet fueled. Last month, Pyongyang announced its plan to launch an "earth observation" satellite around the 16^th of this month to mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the founder of the North Korea Kim Il Sung.