TOKYO, Sha'ban 17, 1436, Jun 4, 2015, SPA -- North Korean space agency officials said the country is developing a more advanced Earth observation satellite and are defending their right to conduct rocket launches whenever they see fit, AP reported. The North launched its first and only satellite in 2012. The claim that it is working on another, made in an interview last week with an AP Television crew in Pyongyang, comes amid a flurry of attention to the country's fledgling space agency, including a visit by leader Kim Jong Un to a new satellite control center that was repeatedly broadcast on North Korean TV early last month. --SPA 12:39 LOCAL TIME 09:39 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w