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Malligyong-1-1
Chollima-1
Historical mission record
This page records Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1-1 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission
Malligyong-1-1 (meaning "Telescope-1") is the fourth attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes, and the third failure one.
- Launch vehicle
- Chollima-1
- Mission type
- Government/Top Secret
- Destination orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit
- Launch pad
- Malligyong-1 Pad
- Provider
- National Aerospace Development Administration
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.

Chollima-1
North Korea space launch vehicle (with possible linkage to their ballistic missile program) debuting in May 2023, named after a mythical horse of extreme endurance. Exact design is unknown, but fragments salvaged from the sea shows similarities with the previous Unha series of launch vehicles.
- Recorded launches
- 4
- First flight
- 2023-05-30
Recorded timing
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Launch site & orbit
Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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