30 May 2023, 21:27 UTC
Malligyong-1a
Chollima-1Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Maiden flight of North Korea's Chollima-1 rocket carrying the Malligyong-1 military reconnaissance satellite. The second-stage engine failed to ignite after separation, and the vehicle crashed into the Yellow Sea; debris was recovered by South Korea.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 1st
- of 4 Chollima-1 flights
- Date and time
- 30 May 2023, 21:27 UTC
- Rocket
- Chollima-1
- Builder
- NATA
- Launch site
- Malligyong-1 Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Payload
- Government/Top Secret
- Launches in 2023
- 84th of 223