NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4

Launch Time
Sun Feb 07, 2016 00:30 UTC

Rocket

Unha 3
NADA
Status: Active
Liftoff Thrust: 284 kN
Payload to LEO: 200 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 30.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 1.25 m
Fairing Height: 2.0 m

Mission Details

Kwangmyŏngsŏng 4

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.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 200.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Pad 1, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea

Stats

2016

9th orbital launch attempt

Unha 3

3rd mission
1st mission of 2016
2nd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission