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Malligyong-1b

Chollima-1

National Aerospace Development Administration

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

Malligyong-1b

  • Type: Government/Top Secret
  • Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Malligyong-1b (meaning "Telescope-1") was the second attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. It failed to reach orbit.

Location

Malligyong-1 Pad

Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Malligyong-1 Pad has witnessed the launch of 4 rockets, including 4 orbital launch attempts. While Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has been the site for 7 rocket launches.

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.

Rocket

Korean Committee of Space Technology Chollima-1

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.

Learn more about the Chollima-1

Agency

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.

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