Unha | Kwangmyongsong-2
Status: Failure | Launched: Apr 05, 2009 02:30 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: Korean Committee of Space Technology (Government)
- Rocket: Unha — Taepodong family
Mission
Second North Korean attempt to launch a satellite into orbit. It was lost in a failure of the Unha-2 launch vehicle.
- Type: Test Flight
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Launch Site
- Pad: Satellite Launch Pad
- Location: Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-08-22T21:02:10.804714+00:00.