Malligyong-1b Mission

Launch Status

Failure

Date & Time

23 Aug 2023, 6:54pm

Pad

Malligyong-1 Pad

Vehicle

Mission

Malligyong-1b

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Destination

Low Earth Orbit

Malligyong-1b (meaning "Telescope-1") was the second attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes. It failed to reach orbit.

Updated: Jan 3, 8:04pm UTC

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