Paektusan 1 | Kwangmyongsong 1
Korean Committee of Space Technology · Paektusan 1 · Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
Korean Committee of Space Technology's 1st launch · 1st this year · humanity's 4,261st orbital launch attempt
August 31, 1998Add to calendar
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: Aug 31, 03:07 – Aug 31, 03:07 UTC
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Kwangmyongsong 1
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.
Test Flight · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
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