Failure
Kwangmyongsong 1
Test Flight
Korean Committee of Space Technology(KCST)Government
Paektusan 1
LEOorbit
Thir first attempt to launch a North Korean satellite ended in vain, as the third stage of the Pekdosan-1 (a.k.a. Taepodong-1) launch vehicle failed shortly before it reached orbital velocity. Kwangmyŏngsŏng 1 would have beamed propaganda songs from space, if it had reached a stable orbit.
Monday, August 31, 1998 at 3:07 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,261
KCST Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Launch Window
NET
Aug 31, 1998, 3:07 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
The Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground is a rocket launching site in North Korea.
Timezone
Asia/Pyongyang
Local Launch Time
Aug 31, 1998, 12:07 PM
Total Launches
2
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
40.8583, 129.6864
Paektusan 1 Specs
Taepodong-1 was a three-stage technology demonstrator developed by North Korea, a development step toward an intermediate-range ballistic missile. The missile was derived originally from the Scud rocket and was tested once in 1998 as a space launch vehicle. As a space launch vehicle, it was sometimes called the Paektusan 1.
Length
25.8 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Launch Mass
33 t
Thrust
525 kN
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1998
Total Launches
1
Successful
0
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: Aug 31, 1998
Korean Committee of Space Technology
The Korean Committee of Space Technology was the agency of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) responsible for the country's space program. The agency was terminated and succeeded by the National Aerospace Development Administration in 2013 after the Law on Space Development was passed in the 7th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.
Total Launches
4
Successful
1
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
1