National Aerospace Development AdministrationChollima-1Malligyong-1 Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Malligyong-1c
Launched
November 21, 2023 · 13:42 UTC
Image: KCNA
Summary
Malligyong-1c launched on a National Aerospace Development Administration Chollima-1 from Malligyong-1 Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on November 21, 2023 at 13:42 UTC. It was National Aerospace Development Administration's 4th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 6,556th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Chollima-1 flight. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). Manligyeong-1 F3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 519 km orbit inclined 97.4°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
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- Vehicle
- Chollima-1 · National Aerospace Development Administration
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)for NADA
- Milestone
- 3rd Chollima-1 flightNational Aerospace Development Administration's 4th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 6,556th orbital launch attempt188th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Manligyeong-1 F3 · NORAD 58400 · 2023-179 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2023-179A
- Epoch
- 2023-11-22 00:14:26 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.21105052 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.001426
- Inclination
- 97.4276°
- Ascending node
- 210.7863°
- Arg. of perigee
- 279.3296°
- Mean anomaly
- 80.6327°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 6
- B*
- 0.00036481
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; 2 still in orbit
- Manligyeong-1 F3 · NORAD 58400 · in orbit
Cheonlima-1 Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Malligyong-1c (meaning "Telescope-1") is the third attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes, and the first successful one. It became the third North Korean satellite to reach orbit.
Pad
Malligyong-1 Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
3rd launch from Malligyong-1 Pad, 3rd this year · 6th from Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Local pad time at liftoff: Nov 21, 10:42 PM GMT+9, at night
4 launches from this pad · 7 from Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
89 days 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
Updates
Launch successful (see https://twitter.com/cosmic_penguin/status/1727169995883585581 for orbit parameters via USSF).
Questions
When did Malligyong-1c launch?
Malligyong-1c launched on November 21, 2023 at 13:42 UTC.
Where can I watch Malligyong-1c?
Coverage: Chollima-1 launches Malligyong-1. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Malligyong-1c?
Chollima-1, flown by National Aerospace Development Administration. Chollima-1 spec sheet
Where did Malligyong-1c launch from?
Malligyong-1 Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Liftoff was Nov 21, 10:42 PM GMT+9 local time at the pad.
What orbit did Malligyong-1c reach?
Manligyeong-1 F3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 500 × 519 km orbit inclined 97.4°.
How many satellites did Malligyong-1c launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).