Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

00:30:00

Sunday February 7, 2016

Mission Details

Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4

Wiki

Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4 is a North Korean earth observation satellite built by the National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA). Reportedly the satellite carries some earth observation equipment and has a weight of ~200 kg. Images from TV, allegedly of Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4, show a cubic body with two deployable unarticulated solar arrays and two camera apertures on the nadir side.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

200 kilograms

Rocket

Active
Unha 3

Active Since 2012

Korean Committee of Space Technology logo

Manufacturer

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


3rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 2016

Korean Committee of Space Technology


1st

Mission of 2016

2016


9th

Orbital launch attempt