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Malligyong-1 (Korean: 《만리경-1》호; Hanja: 萬里鏡 1号, meaning Telescope-1) is a type of North Korean reconnaissance satellite. [2] It is North Korea's first spy satellite. [3] It is in a sun-synchronous orbit at about 500 kilometres (310 mi) altitude, [4] and will provide a global optical imaging surveillance capability of several ...
The Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite was sent into orbit on a Chollima-1 rocket at 10.42pm local time on Tuesday, according to North Korea’s state media KCNA. The launch from the Sohae ...
South Korea moved to suspend parts of a 2018 military pact with North Korea after what the North said was the successful launch of its first spy satellite.
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has notified Japan it plans to launch a rocket carrying a satellite between May 27 and June 4, the Japan Coast Guard said on Monday, drawing a swift warning from ...
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 was a polar-orbiting earth observation satellite that North Korea tried to launch 13 April 2012 from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station at Cholsan County in northwestern North Korea. The satellite was to be lifted by a Unha-3 carrier rocket. The satellite launch was timed to coincide with the centenary of Kim Il Sung's birth.
Chollima-1 is a three-stage rocket. This new rocket, based on images released by North Korea, appears to be a different launcher from those of the previous Unha family. It appears to be abandoning the Scud heritage and take a design based on the recent Hwasong-15 and 17 ICBMs with advanced rocket engines based on the suspiciously acquired Soviet RD-250.
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Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 [a] (Korean: 《광명성―3》호 2호기; Hancha: 光明星3號2號機; lit. Lodestar-3 Unit 2) [5] was the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea, an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC, in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012. [6]