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Korean Committee of Space TechnologyUnhaSatellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
Kwangmyongsong-2
Launched
April 5, 2009
Summary
Kwangmyongsong-2 launched on a Korean Committee of Space Technology Unha from Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground on April 5, 2009. The mission failed. It was Korean Committee of Space Technology's 2nd launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,973rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Unha flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Unha · Korean Committee of Space Technology
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 1st Unha flightKorean Committee of Space Technology's 2nd launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,973rd orbital launch attempt19th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Second North Korean attempt to launch a satellite into orbit. It was lost in a failure of the Unha-2 launch vehicle.
Pad
Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
2nd launch from Satellite Launch Pad, 1st this year · 2nd from Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
2 launches from this pad · 2 from Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
about 11 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Tonghae Satellite Launching GroundOpen in maps
Questions
When did Kwangmyongsong-2 launch?
Kwangmyongsong-2 launched on April 5, 2009. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kwangmyongsong-2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Kwangmyongsong-2?
Unha, flown by Korean Committee of Space Technology. Unha spec sheet
Where did Kwangmyongsong-2 launch from?
Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground.
What orbit was Kwangmyongsong-2 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a test flight mission.