Success
Malligyong-1c
Government/Top Secret
National Aerospace Development Administration(NADA)Government
Chollima-1
SSOorbit
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.
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 1:42 PM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#6,556
NADA Mission
#4
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#6
Designator
2023-179
Launch Window
NET
Nov 21, 2023, 1:42 PM
Precision
Second
Schedule Changes
1 update
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
Social Flight Log
- Nov 22, 2023, 3:57 AM
Launch successful (see https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1727169995883585581 for orbit parameters via USSF).
Source
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
Nov 21, 2023, 10:42 PM
Total Launches
7
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
39.6600, 124.7050