Status
Failure
Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3
Launch Time
Thu Apr 12, 2012 22:38 UTC
Thu Apr 12, 2012 22:38 UTC
First flight of Unha-3. The rocket exploded after the separation of the second stage.
Rocket
Mission Details
Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 100.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Location
Pad 1, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea
Stats
2012
15th orbital launch attempt
Korean Committee of Space Technology
3rd mission
1st mission of 2012
3rd failed mission
Unha 3
1st mission
1st mission of 2012
1st failed mission