North Korea plans to carry out a controversial rocket launch between 4 and 8 April, officials in Seoul say.
Pyongyang had informed an international shipping organisation of the date for the launch, the officials said.
Pyongyang had informed an international shipping organisation of the date for the launch, the officials said.
The South and the US believe Pyongyang could be preparing to test-fire a long-range missile and have warned it not to go ahead with the launch.
But North Korea insists it is preparing to send up a communications satellite, not a missile.
It has said any attempt to shoot it down will result in war.
North Korea's neighbours believe it is planning to test-fire the Taepodong 2 missile - which is capable of reaching Alaska - from the Musudan-ri base in Hwadae on its north-east coast.
It first tested the missile in July 2006, but it failed less than a minute after launch.
Earlier this month Japan suggested it could deploy a vessel equipped with missile interceptor technology to the Sea of Japan (East Sea) to shoot the rocket down.
On Thursday, it called on North Korea to exercise restraint, saying it "would not tolerate" its moves to raise tensions in the region.
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