Failure
Malligyong-1a
Government/Top Secret
National Aerospace Development Administration(NADA)Government
Chollima-1
LEOorbit
Malligyong-1a (meaning "Telescope-1") was the first attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. It failed to reach orbit.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at 9:27 PM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,451
NADA Mission
#2
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#4
Launch Window
NET
May 30, 2023, 9:27 PM
Precision
Minute
Schedule Changes
1 update
Social Flight Log
- May 31, 2023, 9:04 AM
Added launch.
Source
Status Details
Failure Reason
Officially declared to be a 2nd stage engine failure after start-up.
Chollima-1 Specs
North Korea space launch vehicle (with possible linkage to their ballistic missile program) debuting in May 2023, named after a mythical horse of extreme endurance. Exact design is unknown, but fragments salvaged from the sea shows similarities with the previous Unha series of launch vehicles.
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2023
Fastest Turnaround
2mo 24d
Total Launches
4
Successful
1
Failed
3
Consecutive Success
0
Maiden flight: May 30, 2023
National Aerospace Development Administration
National Aerospace Development Administration is the official space agency of North Korea, succeeding the Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST). It was founded on April 1, 2013.
Founded
2013
Total Launches
5
Successful
2
Failed
3
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
0
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Sohae Satellite Launching Station is a rocket launching site in Tongch'ang-ri, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The base is located among hills close to the northern border with China. The spaceport was built on the site of the village Pongdong-ri which was displaced during construction.
Timezone
Asia/Pyongyang
Local Launch Time
May 31, 2023, 6:27 AM
Total Launches
7
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
39.6600, 124.7050