FAILURE: Malligyong-1(-0) F2 - Chollima-1 - Sohae - August 23, 2023 - 18:50 UTC

[Vahe231991]

North Korea intends to launch "satellite" within week from Aug. 24

TOKYO - The Japanese government said Tuesday it has been notified that North Korea intends to launch a "satellite" between Thursday and Aug. 31 in what is believed to be a rerun of a failed attempt a few months ago.

Pyongyang tried to launch what it called a military reconnaissance satellite into orbit on May 31 but was unsuccessful.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed relevant government agencies to analyze North Korea's plan as much as possible and coordinate with the United States and South Korea in urging Pyongyang not to carry out the launch.

The Japan Coast Guard said it was notified in the early hours of Tuesday that North Korea intends to designate three maritime danger zones -- two of which are to the west of the Korean Peninsula, while the third is to the east of the Philippine island of Luzon. The three areas are outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

The notification came after the leaders of Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed last Friday during a trilateral summit near Washington to boost cooperation in opposing North Korea's rapid development of nuclear and missile capabilities.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/08/6ba066982671-urgent-n-korea-intends-to-launch-satellite-between-thurs-and-aug-31.html

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[NAVTEX Navigational Warnings]
YELLOW SEA
NO.23-1287 Date:2023/08/21 19 UTC
YELLOW SEA, EAST CHINA SEA AND LUZON,
EASTWARD.
SATELLITE ROCKET LAUNCHING. 231500Z TO
301500Z AUG. AREAS BOUNDED BY
A. 36-06-56N 123-33-07E
35-24-31N 123-22-47E
35-20-01N 123-48-37E
36-02-26N 123-59-11E.
B. 34-05-54N 123-01-59E
33-23-28N 122-51-53E
33-16-32N 123-29-40E
33-58-58N 123-40-04E.
C. 14-54-10N 128-40-06E
11-19-18N 129-10-50E
11-26-49N 129-54-08E
15-01-42N 129-24-03E.

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Corresponding NOTAMs:

A2399/23 - CAAC RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM NAA, DPRK.
DPRK PLAN TO LAUNCH SATELLITE. THE FOLLOWING AREAS WITHIN SHANGHAI
FIR WILL BE AFFECTED. CONSIDERING AVIATION SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY,
ALL OPERATORS ARE ADVISED TO CONCERN RELEVANT RISKS AND
INFORMATION. ALL ACFT SHALL FOLLOW ATC INSTRUCTION STRICTLY.
AREA COORDINATES:
AREA NR.1:
N360656E1233307-N352431E1232247-N352001E1234837-N360226E1235911
FOUR POINT CONNECTION RANGE.
AREA NR.2:
N340554E1230159-N332328E1225153-N331632E1232940-N335858E1234004
FOUR POINT CONNECTION RANGE.
VERTICAL ALTITUDE: SFC-UNL. SFC - UNL, 23 AUG 15:00 2023 UNTIL 31 AUG 15:00
2023. CREATED: 22 AUG 07:23 2023

B3278/23 - SPECIAL OPS (SATELLITE LAUNCH ACT) WILL TAKE PLACE WI:
150142N 1292403E -
112649N 1295408E -
111918N 1291050E -
145410N 1284006E -
150142N 1292403E. SFC - UNL, 24 AUG 00:00 2023 UNTIL 31 AUG 23:59 2023. CREATED:
22 AUG 03:03 2023

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https://twitter.com/thenewarea51/status/1694425108129984634

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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1694428203673153939

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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1694431678242980232

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https://twitter.com/Global_Mil_Info/status/1694434023160873418

[Vahe231991]

I hope the second stage isn't ignited too early by ground controllers.

[Targeteer]

https://twitter.com/Global_Mil_Info/status/1694437773913076047

[Vahe231991]

Underperformance of the third stage? If so, the third stage of the rocket put the satellite into a lower-than-intended orbit, but at least the second stage performed normally.

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1694460428531675231

[Steven Pietrobon]

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.kcmsf

KCNA Report on Accident in Second Launch of Military Reconnaissance Satellite

Pyongyang, 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-

[Vahe231991]

Why hasn't the Korean Central News Agency released images of the second Chollima-1 launch yet if the second stage of the rocket functioned normally?

[catdlr]

Failure:

Aug 24, 2023 NHK News
North Korea announced that its attempt to launch what it calls a military reconnaissance satellite on Thursday ended in failure. NHK's former Seoul Bureau Chief, Ikehata Shuhei, shares his insight and analysis into the circumstances surrounding the launch and the implications it holds

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