Status
Success
Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3 n°2
Launch Time
Wed Dec 12, 2012 00:49 UTC
Wed Dec 12, 2012 00:49 UTC
First success of a North Korean rocket. North Korea becomes the 10th world space power.
Rocket
Mission Details
Kwangmyŏngsŏng 3 n°2
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
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Pad 1, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea
Stats
2012
75th orbital launch attempt
Korean Committee of Space Technology
4th mission
2nd mission of 2012
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission
Unha 3
2nd mission
2nd mission of 2012
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission