Kim Jong-un Orders New Long-Range Missile Launch for Octoberhttp://www.matthewaid.com/post/119363269581/kim-jong-un-orders-new-long-range-missile-launch
Quote from: Satori on 05/19/2015 10:19 pmKim Jong-un Orders New Long-Range Missile Launch for Octoberhttp://www.matthewaid.com/post/119363269581/kim-jong-un-orders-new-long-range-missile-launchSo when it comes to NK they call Long-Range Missile not SLV !!!
Quote from: Satori on 05/19/2015 10:19 pmKim Jong-un Orders New Long-Range Missile Launch for Octoberhttp://www.matthewaid.com/post/119363269581/kim-jong-un-orders-new-long-range-missile-launch38 North to start coverage preparations next week. Pads at 2 bases are already known to be ready to recieve rockets and recent testing over past few months are believed to be either acceptance firings like what SpaceX does or testing of a planned upgraded upper stage. ill add link when they issue the post on 38 North.
New Construction at the Sohae Satellite Launching Stationhttp://38north.org/2015/05/sohae052815/QuoteRecent 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]
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]
North Korea: Long-Range Rocket Launch Unlikely On or Before October 10http://38north.org/2015/09/sohae092415/Work platforms are closed, with cover replaced only on top segments.Continued construction on fuel/oxidizer buildings at the engine test stand begins.
The original reports some months ago were that we would see a satellite launch on October 10th (2015), so just wondering if that is still on the cards or whether it has slipped way into the future now.
North Korea may be readying long-range missile launch soonSEOULNorth Korea may be preparing to launch a long-range missile as soon as in a week, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported early on Thursday, citing an unnamed Japanese government official.The official cited signs of possible preparations for a missile launch based on analysis of satellite imagery of the North's Tongchang-ri missile test site on its west coast....
In the December 28 image, the construction of a large rail-mounted environmental shelter at stand was progressing. As of January 25, it appears complete and has been moved up to the engine test stand. The size of this structure is large, measuring approximately 11-meters-wide, 29-meters-long and 11-meters-high—large enough to house in a concealed manner the first stage of a rocket such as the Musudan intermediate range ballistic missile, the Unha space launch vehicle or a new engine of similar size.
