Kwangmyongsong 1 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
31 Aug 1998, 3:07am
UTC
Pad
Satellite Launch Pad
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Kwangmyongsong 1
Mission Type
Test Flight
Destination
Low Earth Orbit
Thir first attempt to launch a North Korean satellite ended in vain, as the third stage of the Pekdosan-1 (a.k.a. Taepodong-1) launch vehicle failed shortly before it reached orbital velocity. Kwangmyŏngsŏng 1 would have beamed propaganda songs from space, if it had reached a stable orbit.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC
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