Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3

Launch Failure

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:38:55

Thursday April 12, 2012

Mission Details

Launch Notes

First flight of Unha-3. The rocket exploded after the separation of the second stage.

Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3

Wiki

North Korea claims the satellite would estimate crop yields and collect weather data as well as assess the country's forest coverage and natural resources. The country also claims that the satellite weighed about 100 kg and that its planned lifetime was about two years.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

100 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Unha 3

Active Since 2012

Korean Committee of Space Technology logo

Agency

KCST

Rocket

Height: 30m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 200 kg

GTO: 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust

284 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 1.25m

Height: 2m

Stages

3

Launch Site

Pad 1

Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea

Fastest Turnaround

243 days 2 hours

Stats

Unha 3


1st

Mission

1st

Mission of 2012

Korean Committee of Space Technology


3rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2012

2012


15th

Orbital launch attempt