Government/Top Secret
Malligyong-1c (meaning "Telescope-1") is the third attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes, and the first successful one. It became the third North Korean satellite to reach orbit.
Orbital Attempt
#6,556
NADA Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#6
Designator
2023-179
Nov 21, 2023, 1:42 PM
Second
1 update
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
Launch successful (see https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1727169995883585581 for orbit parameters via USSF).
SourceNational 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 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
Nov 21, 2023, 10:42 PM
Total Launches
7
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
39.6600, 124.7050