Korean Committee of Space TechnologyPaektusan 1Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
Kwangmyongsong 1
Launched
August 31, 1998
Summary
Kwangmyongsong 1 launched on a Korean Committee of Space Technology Paektusan 1 from Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground on August 31, 1998. The mission failed. It was Korean Committee of Space Technology's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,261st orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Paektusan 1 flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Paektusan 1 · Korean Committee of Space Technology
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Paektusan 1 flightKorean Committee of Space Technology's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,261st orbital launch attempt54th orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
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.
Pad
Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
1st launch from Satellite Launch Pad, 1st this year · 1st from Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
2 launches from this pad · 2 from Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Kwangmyongsong 1 launch?
Kwangmyongsong 1 launched on August 31, 1998. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kwangmyongsong 1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kwangmyongsong 1?
Paektusan 1, flown by Korean Committee of Space Technology. Paektusan 1 spec sheet
Where did Kwangmyongsong 1 launch from?
Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground.
What orbit was Kwangmyongsong 1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.