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Choson

Organisation · Korea South

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North Korean manufacturer.

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10 events

1984 April 1

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 5.

1984 September 1

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 5.

1984 September 1

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 5.

1990 June 1

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 6.

1991 July 1

Launch Site: Chiha-ri. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 6.

1993 May 29

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 6.

1993 May 29

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 6.

1993 May 30

Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: R-11. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong 6.

1998 August 31

03:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Gitdaeryung. LV Family: Nodong 1. Launch Vehicle: Paektusan 1. FAILURE: Third stage failure.. Failed Stage: 3.
  • Kwangmyongsong 1 - . Nation: Korea North. Agency: Choson. Class: Technology. Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: Kwangmyongsong.

    North Korea reported the launch of its first satellite on the first of September. This announcement was followed on September 14 by the release of a photograph of the satellite and the claim that the satellite had completed its 100th orbit of the earth between 08:24 and 11:17 local time (2017 GMT) on September 13. Video of the launch, the satellite, and an animation of the satellite in orbit around the earth were distributed to foreign news agencies the following weekend. The satellite appeared almost identical to the first Chinese test satellite (which itself appeared almost identical to the US Telstar).

    Despite these claims no foreign observer ever detected the satellite visually, by radar, or picked up its radio signals. The Pentagon at first claimed it was an ICBM launch, and that the satellite story was just a cover for the test. However on further analysis of the data collected on the launch they admitted nearly a month later that there had been some a satellite launch attempt. What seems to have happened is that the third stage either failed and fell into the Pacific or misfired and put the satellite into a low orbit where it decayed very quickly before it could be detected by foreign observers. Additional Details: here....

2009 April 5

02:30 GMT - . LV Family: Unha. Launch Vehicle: Unha-2. FAILURE: Third stage failure..
  • Kwangmyongsong 2 - . Nation: Korea North. Agency: Choson. Class: Technology. Type: Technology satellite. Second North Korean satellite launch attempt. Fell in Pacific..