Success
Kwangmyongsong
Government/Top Secret
National Aerospace Development Administration(NADA)Government
Unha
SSOorbit
Part of North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong (Bright Star) programme, the experimental satellite will attempt to reach orbit.
Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 12:30 AM
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Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#5,538
NADA Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#3
Location Launch
#3
Designator
2016-009
Launch Window
NET
Feb 7, 2016, 12:30 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Unha Specs
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
2009
Fastest Turnaround
6y 10mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
1
Failed
1
Consecutive Success
1
Maiden flight: Apr 5, 2009
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
Feb 7, 2016, 9:00 AM
Total Launches
7
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
39.6600, 124.7050
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