21 November 2023, 13:42 UTC
Malligyong-1c
Chollima-1Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Carried North Korea's Malligyong-1, its first military reconnaissance satellite, into sun-synchronous orbit from the Sohae launch site. The flight succeeded after two failed Chollima-1 attempts earlier in 2023, though the satellite's functioning in orbit was never independently confirmed.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 200 kg (est.)
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 4 Chollima-1 flights
- Date and time
- 21 November 2023, 13:42 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
- International designator
- 2023-179
- Launches in 2023
- 190th of 223
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