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National Aerospace Development AdministrationUnhaUnha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Kwangmyongsong-4
Launched
February 7, 2016
Summary
Kwangmyongsong launched on a National Aerospace Development Administration Unha from Unha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on February 7, 2016. It was National Aerospace Development Administration's 1st launch, 1st this year and humanity's 5,538th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd Unha flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Kwangmyongsong-4-ho, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 473 × 508 km orbit inclined 97.5°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- North Korea: Successful Launch of Kwangmyongsong-4 SatelliteSpaceflight101
- KCTV Documentary on Kwangmyongsong 4 launchMartyn Williams
- Vehicle
- Unha · National Aerospace Development Administration
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 2nd Unha flight · 1st this yearNational Aerospace Development Administration's 1st launch1st this yearhumanity's 5,538th orbital launch attempt9th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kwangmyongsong-4-ho · NORAD 41332 · 2016-009 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2016-009A
- Epoch
- 2016-02-07 03:30:53 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.27468129 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0025077
- Inclination
- 97.5252°
- Ascending node
- 86.5353°
- Arg. of perigee
- 338.8338°
- Mean anomaly
- 109.9351°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: SSO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; none still in orbit
- Kwangmyongsong-4-ho · NORAD 41332 · re-entered June 30, 2023
Kwangmyongsong Stage 3 · re-entered June 9, 2023
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Part of North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong (Bright Star) programme, the experimental satellite will attempt to reach orbit.
Pad
Unha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
3rd launch from Unha Launch Pad, 1st this year · 3rd from Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
3 launches from this pad · 7 from Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
about 3 years after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of KoreaOpen in maps
Questions
When did Kwangmyongsong launch?
Kwangmyongsong launched on February 7, 2016. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Kwangmyongsong?
Coverage: North Korea: Successful Launch of Kwangmyongsong-4 Satellite; KCTV Documentary on Kwangmyongsong 4 launch. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Kwangmyongsong?
Unha, flown by National Aerospace Development Administration. Unha spec sheet
Where did Kwangmyongsong launch from?
Unha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
What orbit did Kwangmyongsong reach?
Kwangmyongsong-4-ho, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 473 × 508 km orbit inclined 97.5°.
How many satellites did Kwangmyongsong launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).