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Kwangmyongsong‑4

Name: Unha | Kwangmyongsong-4
Start: 2016-02-07T00:30:00Z
Location: Unha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Unha

Launched Sun, Feb 7 · 12:30 AM UTC2016-02-07 00:30 UTCUnha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

9th

orbital launch attempt in 2016

National Aerospace Development Administration

1st

launch this year

Unha Launch Pad

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1151 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

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Mission

Part of North Koreaâ€™s Kwangmyongsong (Bright Star) programme, the experimental satellite will attempt to reach orbit.

Launch Provider

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Government · North Korea · Founded 2013

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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40%

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Kwangmyongsong‑4

Unha

Launched Sun, Feb 7 · 12:30 AM UTC2016-02-07 00:30 UTCUnha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Reached orbit

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Success

Reached Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Worldwide

9th

orbital launch attempt in 2016

National Aerospace Development Administration

1st

launch this year

Unha Launch Pad

1st

launch from this pad this year

Pad turnaround

1151 d 23 h

since the pad's previous launch

Replay

Replay: North Korea: Successful Launch of Kwangmyongsong-4 Satellite

Mission

Part of North Koreaâ€™s Kwangmyongsong (Bright Star) programme, the experimental satellite will attempt to reach orbit.

Launch Provider

National Aerospace Development Administration

Government · North Korea · Founded 2013

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.

Launches

Successful

40%

Upcoming

scheduled

FliesChollima

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