A United States official has confirmed that a satellite that was launched by North Korea during the weekend has now achieved a stable orbit around the planet. However, another source said that the satellite does not appear to be sending out any data transmissions back to Earth.

After it was launched, the satellite had a wobbly start, spiralling into orbit but has maintained a stable orbit since then. A U.S. official who remained to be anonymous confirmed that this is a successful launch compared to a previous attempt back in 2012 by the hermit kingdom. The official also says that the satellite is now in stable orbit where the tumbling is now under control.

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According to the spokesman of the U.S. Strategic Command, Martin O'Donnell, the satellite is also been in the same orbit since its Sunday launch, roughly maintaining its position. He adds, if there is a dramatic shift in altitude, this could mean that the satellite's orbit is going to decay. In other words, satellites that cannot maintain a stable orbit will spiral down the planet's atmosphere, burning up upon re-entry.

Last month, North Korea just carried out its fourth nuclear bomb test where the nation still claims that the satellite known as Kwangmyongsong-4 (KMS-4) is for planetary observations only, that serves peaceful purposes. Many nations are extremely wary about this launch, as speculations loom over about North Korea's goal to enhance their ballistic and missile capabilities.

Pyongyang celebrated its "completely Successful" launch last Sunday in which the satellite is set to conduct a polar orbit of the planet every 94 minutes.

According to the Space-Track.org website, that is based in the United States, the orbit of this ominous satellite lies from 473 kilometers above the surface of the Earth to 509 kilometers, at a 97.5 degrees north and south of the equator. 

According to senior technical analyst, Charles Vick, from the GlobalSecurity.org website, the satellite also appears to be in stable orbit however there have been no transmissions detected from the probe. 

According to Ted Molczan of Heavens-Above.com which is a satellite tracing website, to date, there are no visual or radio observational data originating from the KMS-4.