Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2

North Korea's Unha-3 rocket launched from Sohae Space Center, successfully placing the Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2 Earth-observation satellite into orbit after a 2012 predecessor's failure; the UN Security Council condemned the launch as a banned ballistic missile test.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

100 kg

Flight

2nd

of 3 Unha-3 flights

Date and time

12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC

Rocket

Unha-3

Builder

NADA

Launch site

Unha Launch Pad, Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2012-072

Launches in 2012

75th of 78

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