23 August 2023, 18:54 UTC
Malligyong-1b
Chollima-1Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
North Korea's second attempt to orbit the Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite failed when the Chollima-1 rocket's third stage malfunctioned; Pyongyang blamed an error in the emergency blasting system and pledged a third try.
- Outcome
- Failure
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- Did not reach orbit
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 4 Chollima-1 flights
- Date and time
- 23 August 2023, 18:54 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
- 133rd of 223