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Kwangmyongsong
Launch SuccessfulLaunch Details
Date: 7 Feb 2016, 12:30 am UTC
Rocket: Unha (Taepodong)
Provider: National Aerospace Development Administration
Mission
Type: Government/Top Secret
Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Pad: Unha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Mission Description
Part of North Korea’s Kwangmyongsong (Bright Star) programme, the experimental satellite will attempt to reach orbit.