For now, the 2009 and 2012 launches should be referred to as Paektusan-2.
Seoul Yonhap NEWS(Japanese)http://japanese.yonhapnews.co.kr/headline/2014/03/03/0200000000AJP20140303000300882.HTML--2 shot in the short-range missile launches = Tokai also North Korea 2014/03/03 08:56 [Seoul Yonhap] Korean government officials revealed the 3rd morning, North Korea has firedtwo short-range missile shot. According to the same officials, about 10 minutes from 6:19 the same day, North Korea firedtwo rounds of short-range ballistic missile from Wonsan and Gangwon-flag Taimine the southeast.Missile that flew 500 kilometers or more. Intelligence officials and South Korean militaryestimates that "Scud C". North Korea fired a ballistic missile 4 shots found the Scud in orthotopic also the 27thlast month. Was flying 220 km at an altitude of 60-70 km.
There is no test-related activity at the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground (Musudan-ri), which was last used for testing in 2009. However, a large amount of building material has arrived indicating construction will soon resume on the new assembly building
North Korea has moved a mobile rocket launcher to its east coast in apparent preparation for a missile launch ahead of the anniversary of the birthday of the nation’s founder, Kim Il Sung
It has been almost two years since North Korea launched the Unha-3 SLV intended to place a satellite in orbit. With the completion of construction activities at Sohae, particularly the modification of the gantry tower and launch pad, the North seems ready to resume activities at this site. If the political decision was made tomorrow—and of course no one knows whether it will or not—Pyongyang could conduct a new Unha launch by the end of the year.
Kim, during a visit to the North's newly-built satellite command centre, urged scientists to work harder to "further glorify the (North) as a space power," state-run KCNA said."The status of the (North) as a satellite producer-launcher remains unchanged though the hostile forces deny it and its space development can never be abandoned, no matter who may oppose," Kim was quoted as saying.
Recent commercial satellite imagery shows new construction at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (“Tongchang-ri”), specifically at the site used to launch the Unha space launch vehicle (SLV), most recently in 2012. While the upgrading of the gantry to support a space launch vehicle larger than the Unha was essentially completed by late 2014, Pyongyang has been further modifying the launch area to include a new support building at the east end of the pad as well as a platform that appears to move along rails from that building to the launch tower.While the exact purpose of this building remains unclear, one possibility is that the North Koreans are building a complex similar to facilities observed in China, such as at the Jiuquan Launch Center, that include buildings where the launch vehicle is assembled, processed, and checked, then placed on a movable platform and rolled to the launch tower. As work moves to completion, a more definitive conclusion will be possible.[1][2]
VIDEO of Kim Jong Un watching submarine missile launch!
The 67-metre (220-ft) tower will be able to accommodate the launch of a longer-range missile than the rocket test-fired in December 2012. That launch was widely considered successful in putting an object into space orbit, the Yonhap report said.
Launched:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site (Country) - Time (UTC)1998.08.31 - Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 - Paektusan-1 - Musudan-ri (North Korea) - 03:07 (Failure)2006.07.04 - Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 - Unha-1 - Musudan-ri (North Korea) - 20:01 (Failure)2009.04.05 - Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 #2 - Unha-2 - Tonghae (North Korea) - 02:20 (Failure)2012.04.12 - Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 - Unha-3 - Sohae (North Korea) - 22:38:55 (Failure)2012.12.12 - Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 #2 - Unha-3 - Sohae (North Korea) - 00:49Scheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site (Country) - Time (UTC)20152014 October (TBD) - Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 (TBD) - Unha-3 - Sohae (North Korea)Changes on January 2ndChanges on May 28th
North Korea appeared to conduct a submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Saturday but it ended in failure with no indication that the missile successfully ejected from the vessel and took off, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.The test, if confirmed, follows a test-launch in May of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), which Pyongyang boasted as a success but has not been independently verified."There is no identification of a missile taking flight and only fragments of a safety cover was observed so it's highly likely that the launch was a misfire," a South Korean government source was quoted as saying by Yonhap.
The Seoul-based news agency reported that a North Korean KN-11 missile was fired between 2.20 p.m. (0520 UTC) and 2.40 p.m. local time on Saturday.The submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) was discharged from a submerged barge in the Sea of Japan but there was no indication that the missile successful ejected from the vessel and took off, it said.Quoting an unnamed South Korean government official, Yonhap reported that the rocket flew about 150 meters (490 feet) out of the water."There is no identification of a missile taking flight and only fragments of a safety cover were observed so it's highly likely that the launch was a misfire," the source was cited as saying.North Korean officials have yet to reveal details of the test, but they did declare a no-sail zone off the country's eastern coast two weeks ago.Pyongyang is still years away from developing submarine missile launch technology, the Reuters news agency reported.
Next launch planned between 8 and 25 February according to the BBC
The launch would be conducted between Feb. 8 and 25, between 7 a.m. and noon Pyongyang time (22:30-03:30 UTC)source: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/agency-north-korea-plans-satellite-launch-month-36664334
Reuters Top News @ReutersBREAKING: North Korea could be ready to launch missile test by Super Bowl Sunday: U.S. intelligence
QuoteReuters Top News @ReutersBREAKING: North Korea could be ready to launch missile test by Super Bowl Sunday: U.S. intelligenceFebruary 7?
QuoteNew commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (“Tongchang-dong”) from February 3 and 4 shows the arrival of tanker trucks at the launch pad, specifically at the old fuel/oxidizer bunkers. Contrary to recent reports, the presence of these tankers more likely indicates the filling of fuel/oxidizer tanks within the bunkers than the fueling of the space launch vehicle (SLV). In the past, such activity has occurred 1-2 weeks prior to a launch eventhttp://38north.org/2016/02/sohae020516/
New commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (“Tongchang-dong”) from February 3 and 4 shows the arrival of tanker trucks at the launch pad, specifically at the old fuel/oxidizer bunkers. Contrary to recent reports, the presence of these tankers more likely indicates the filling of fuel/oxidizer tanks within the bunkers than the fueling of the space launch vehicle (SLV). In the past, such activity has occurred 1-2 weeks prior to a launch event
Is it possible to have a thread for non-space launches - ie, missiles - which is completely separate from the space-related launches, please?
I have moved those posts dealing with North Korea missiles to the Suborbital missions section under the topic "North Korea missiles" (which existed before with the title "North Korea tests KN-11)
The final sentence in this story is the reason for this posting.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41803512
On December 18, North Korea Space Development Agency (NADA) conducted a test for reconnaissance satellite development at the Seohae Satellite Launching Station.A spokesperson for the National Space Development Agency said the main purpose was to “evaluate the capabilities of satellite imaging and data transmission systems and ground control systems”.A satellite payload equipped with 1 color camera with 20m resolution, and a multi-spectral camera, video transmitter, and other supporting equipment was launched to an altitude of 500 Km.The National Space Development Agency announced that it would finish preparing the first military reconnaissance satellite by April 2023.
The DPRK has made steady progress in the work to put the satellite on a multi-functional and high-performance basis and improve its reliability. It succeeded in developing high-thrust engine for carrier rocket and thus provided a sure guarantee for launching various kinds of satellites into relevant orbits.The work to introduce the space sci-tech achievements into various fields including agriculture, fishery, meteorological observation, communication, natural resources exploration, land management and disaster prevention is getting brisk to give a strong impetus to the comprehensive development of socialist construction.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said his country has completed the development of its first military spy satellite and ordered officials to proceed with a planned launch, according to state media.Kim, who was visiting the country’s National Aerospace Development Administration, said developing reconnaissance capabilities was a priority to counter “threats” from the United States and South Korea and that several satellites were necessary to firmly establish an intelligence-gathering capability, the state’s KCNA news agency reported on Wednesday.
North Korea notifies Japan of plan to launch satellite, NHK reportsSEOUL, May 29 (Reuters) - North Korea has notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Monday, citing a Japanese government official."We strongly urge North Korea to refrain from launching while cooperating with relevant countries such as the U.S. and South Korea," the Japanese prime minister's office said in a tweet on Monday.The office said the Japanese government would do all it could to collect and analyze information from the launch.Japan's Kyodo news agency carried the same report, citing the Japanese Coast Guard.Earlier in May, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a military satellite facility, his government's state media KCNA reported.The KCNA report said Kim had approved next steps of the non-permanent satellite-launching preparatory committee.
As IMO responded to the DPRK's advance notice on its satellite launch with the adoption of an anti-DPRK "resolution", we will regard this as its official manifestation of stand that the DPRK's advance notice is no longer necessary.In the future, IMO should know and take measures by itself over the period of the DPRK's satellite launch and the impact point of its carrier and be prepared for taking full responsibility for all the consequences to be entailed from it.
Launched:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2023.05.30 - Malligyong-1 (만리경-1) [aka Kwangmyŏngsŏng-5] - Chollima-1 (천리마-1) - 21:27 - (Failure)Changes on May 31st
N. Korea vows to launch satellites at any timeSEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean propaganda outlet said Wednesday the country will launch satellites at any time, following its failed attempt to launch its first military spy satellite in late May.The North made the pledge in the August edition of the monthly propaganda magazine Kumsu Kangsan, touting the country's past satellite launches as "miracles upon miracles."The North did not specify what type of satellites it will launch down the road, but it is highly likely to refer to its second attempt to launch a military spy satellite.On May 31, North Korea fired the new Chollima-1 rocket carrying its reconnaissance satellite, Malligyong-1, but it crashed into the sea due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine.The South Korean military said in July that the North's spy satellite has "no military utility" after it retrieved its wreckage from the Yellow Sea.Experts said the North may seek its second launch in time with the summit among leaders of South Korea, the United States and Japan set for Aug. 18, and Seoul-Washington joint military drills scheduled for Aug. 21-24.
N. Korea intends to launch satellite between Aug. 24 and 31: KyodoSEOUL, Aug. 22 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has notified Japan's coast guard of its intention to launch a satellite between Thursday and Aug. 31, a Japanese media report said Tuesday, as the secretive regime is preparing to put a spy satellite into orbit."The plan is believed to be a retry of a military reconnaissance satellite launch North Korea attempted in May, but that ended in failure," Japan's Kyodo News said in its English language report.The North launched its first military spy satellite "Malligyong-1," mounted on a new-type rocket named "Chollima-1" on May 31. But the rocket crashed into the Yellow Sea after an "abnormal starting" of the second-stage engine, according to the North's state media.South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers last week that Pyongyang could launch a reconnaissance satellite in late August or early September ahead of the 75th anniversary of the regime's founding on Sept. 9.
KCNA press release. They are calling the satellite as "second launch of reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1", so maybe the name could be "Malligyong 1 F2". The failure was caused by "an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight", which sounds like the flight termination system was accidentally initiated. North Korea is going to try again in October.http://kcna.kp/en/article/q/ced17c79666e3aad1195adac0a9945f0.kcmsfKCNA Report on Accident in Second Launch of Military Reconnaissance SatellitePyongyang, August 24 (KCNA) -- The National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) of the DPRK conducted the second launch of reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 aboard the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Cholsan County of North Phyongan Province at dawn of August 24, Juche 112 (2023).The flights of the first and second stages of the rocket were normal, but the launch failed due to an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight.The NADA said that it would make clear in a short span of time the reason why the emergency blasting system was operated abnormally.Explaining that the cause of the relevant accident is not a big problem in aspect of the reliability of cascade engines and the system, the NADA expressed the stand that it would conduct the third reconnaissance satellite launch in October after thoroughly probing the reason and taking measures. -0-
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed but vowed to make a third attempt in October.The announcement followed a statement by South Korea’s military that North Korea had launched a long-range rocket.The North’s space agency said it used the new-type carrier rocket Chollima-1 to put the reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1 into orbit. It said the flights of the first and second stages of the rocket were normal, but the launch eventually failed due to an error in the emergency blasting system during the third-stage flight, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.The space agency said it would make a third launch attempt in October after studying what went wrong with Thursday’s launch. The agency added that “the cause of the relevant accident is not a big issue in terms of the reliability of cascade engines and the system.”Earlier Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it detected the rocket flying above international waters off the Korean Peninsula’s west coast after its liftoff at the North’s northwestern Tongchang-ri area at 3:50 a.m. The site is where North Korea’s main space launch center is located. The North made a failed launch of a spy satellite there in late May.
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SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said Friday that North Korea may have delayed its plan to make a third attempt to launch a spy satellite to fix technological glitches in the third-stage system with Russian assistance. North Korea made two botched attempts to put a reconnaissance satellite into orbit in May and August and vowed to try again in October, but it failed to meet its self-imposed deadline. The first attempt failed due to problems in the booster, while Pyongyang's state media blamed the second flight's failure on a flawed third-stage emergency blasting system.Shin weighed the possibility of Pyongyang's making a third attempt in late November to reflect technological guidance from Russia following the rare summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin in September. "North Korea could try again on its own even if it fails, but the launch may have been delayed as Russia provided specific technical guidance (for the satellite). We place more emphasis on the latter," Shin said during his first meeting with reporters since taking office last month."There is a possibility of (North Korea's satellite launch) in around late November. We will continue to monitor the situation," he added.In response to Pyongyang's efforts to put its first spy satellite into space, Shin vowed to boost the South Korean military's surveillance capability to fend off North Korea's advancing missile and nuclear threat.He disclosed the South Korean military's plan to launch its first indigenous reconnaissance satellite on Falcon 9, U.S. aerospace company SpaceX's two-stage rocket, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 30, as well as a plan to launch a homegrown solid propellant rocket later this year.South Korea has condemned Pyongyang's satellite launch as a provocation and violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning its use of ballistic missile technology.
Japan on guard for possible North Korean military satellite launch9 hours agoJapan's Defense Minister Kihara Minoru has indicated that the government will gather intelligence and stay on alert to prepare for a possible launch of a North Korean military spy satellite.Kihara told reporters on Monday that North Korea expressed its intention to launch a satellite for the third time, following two failed attempts in May and August.He said there is a possibility that Pyongyang will go ahead with the launch.He also said the Defense Ministry has kept intact an order issued in May for the Self-Defense Forces to destroy any incoming missiles or other projectiles that could fall within Japanese territory.Kihara added that SDF vessels equipped with Aegis radar systems and the land-based PAC-3 interceptor systems have been ready in case that happens.South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said in an interview with public broadcaster KBS on Sunday that the launch could occur within a week or before November 30 at the latest.
Launch has apparently occurred way earlier than planned (after 13:45 UTC-ish) - Japan has once issued a seek-for-shelter alert (like the last 2 times) for Okinawa, which has now been removed after the Japanese government reported whatever was launched flew over towards the Pacific ~13:55 UTC.https://twitter.com/kyodo_english/status/1726961662991929627
TOKYO/SEOUL Nov 21 (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a rocket launch believed to be carrying a satellite on Tuesday, South Korea and Japan said, in what would be Pyongyang's third attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit this year.North Korea had earlier notified Japan it planned to send up a satellite between Wednesday and Dec. 1, after two failed attempts to launch spy satellites earlier this year.
S. Korean military says no signs of imminent N. Korean satellite launchChae Yun-hwan, 채윤환Chae Yun-hwanAll News 11:29 March 28, 2024SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears to be making preparations for its next launch of a spy satellite, although there are no signs of an imminent launch, South Korea's military said Thursday.Last November, Pyongyang successfully placed its first military spy satellite into orbit after two failed attempts earlier that year. It has since vowed to launch three more spy satellites this year."While there are activities preparing for an additional military satellite launch by North Korea, there are no signs as of now of an imminent (launch)," Col. Lee Sung-jun, spokesperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters in a briefing.Lee said South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities are in close coordination to track North Korea's military activities, but did not provide further details.Earlier this week, 38 North, a U.S.-based website monitoring North Korea, said an "expanse of blue material" -- possibly a covering -- was spotted on the launch pad of the North's satellite launching station, citing commercial satellite imagery.38 North said the purpose of the material was unclear but noted the pad likely remains ready to use, raising speculation that a launch may be imminent.Last week, South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said there was a high possibility the North could stage the satellite launch at the end of this month.
North Korea – 8, 8, 3Tonghae – 2, 2, 0Sohae – 6, 6, 3
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589Possible failed Cheonlima-1 launch from N Korea at 1345 UTC May 27. Waiting for more details.
Jonathan McDowell @planet4589OK, this story https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240527/k10014462781000.html from NHK Japan reports that S Korea says launch was at 2244 KST so 1344 UTC, with the failure at 1346 UTC.
SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- North Korea said Tuesday that its attempt this week to launch a new satellite-carrying rocket ended in failure due to a midair explosion during the flight of its first-stage rocket.The deputy chief of the North's national aerospace agency said that the rocket carrying the satellite, the Malligyong-1, exploded during the first-stage flight on Monday night after its launch from a launching station on the country's west coast, according to the Korean Central News Agency.A preliminary assessment suggested that the "accident" appears attributable to the credibility of a "liquid oxygen plus petroleum" engine, the official was quoted as saying.The South Korean military has said that it detected the rocket being launched southward over the Yellow Sea from the Tongchang-ri area in the country's northwest at about 10:44 p.m. on Monday.The launch came hours after President Yoon Suk Yeol, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chinese Premier Li Qiang held a trilateral summit in Seoul and reaffirmed their commitment to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.Pyongyang had earlier notified Japan of a plan to launch a satellite sometime before June 4 and designated three areas, where rocket debris is to fall, as a precaution for safety. The liftoff came on the first day of the eight-day launch window.The recalcitrant regime has planned to launch three satellites into orbit this year. In November, it successfully put its first military spy satellite into orbit.
KCNA Report on Accident in Launch of Military Reconnaissance SatellitePyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The Korean Central News Agency made public the following report on May 27 as regards an accident occurred during the launch of military reconnaissance satellite:The National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) of the DPRK conducted the launch of reconnaissance satellite Malligyong-1-1 aboard the new-type satellite carrier rocket at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Cholsan County of North Phyongan Province on May 27, Juche 113 (2024).The launch failed due to the air blast of the new-type satellite carrier rocket during the first-stage flight, the vice general director of the NATA said.He said that the experts' examination of the field headquarters of the non-permanent preparatory committee for launching satellites made a preliminary conclusion that the cause of the accident is attributable to the reliability of operation of the newly developed liquid oxygen + petroleum engine, adding that other causes will be examined.
