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Kwangmyongsong-2
Launch FailureLaunch Details
Date: 5 Apr 2009, 02:30 am UTC
Rocket: Unha (Taepodong)
Provider: Korean Committee of Space Technology
Mission
Type: Test Flight
Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Pad: Satellite Launch Pad, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
Mission Description
Second North Korean attempt to launch a satellite into orbit. It was lost in a failure of the Unha-2 launch vehicle.