Launch vehicle
Unha
- Recorded launches
- 2
- First flight
- 2009-04-05
Historical mission record
This page records Unha | Kwangmyongsong-2 and its reported outcome: Launch Failure. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Failure
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LAUNCH SITETonghae Satellite Launching Ground
Mission
Second North Korean attempt to launch a satellite into orbit. It was lost in a failure of the Unha-2 launch vehicle.
- Launch vehicle
- Unha
- Mission type
- Test Flight
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Satellite Launch Pad
- Provider
- Korean Committee of Space Technology
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
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