Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2

Name: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2
Start: 2012-12-12T00:49:46Z
Location: Sohae

Success

DEC 12201200:49:46 UTC

First successful North Korean orbital launch, first North Korean satellite; satellite reached orbit but malfunctioned thereafter.

LIFTOFF

DEC 12 2012

00:49:46 UTC

Success

launched from Sohae

aboard Unha 3 into LEO

Payload

Technology demonstration