NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Manligyeong 1 #3

Launch Time
Tue Nov 21, 2023 13:42 UTC

Rocket

Chŏllima 1
Image Credit: NADA
NADA
Status: Active
Strap-ons: 0

Mission Details

Manligyeong 1 #3

Manligyeong 1 (meaning "Telescope-1") is a North Korean type of satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. This is the third attempt to launch this kind of satellite, and the first successful one, becoming North Korea’s 3rd satellite in orbit.

Payloads: 1
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

Pad 2, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, North Korea

Stats

2023

188th orbital launch attempt

Chŏllima

3rd mission
3rd mission of 2023
1st successful mission
1st consecutive successful mission