Kwangmyongsong

In-active

Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST)

Feb. 7, 2016

Description

A North Korean launch vehicle.

Specifications

Stages
2
Length
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Diameter
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Fairing Diameter
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Launch Mass
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Thrust
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Family

Name
Kwangmyongsong
Family
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Variant
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Alias
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Full Name
Kwangmyongsong

Payload Capacity

Launch Cost
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Low Earth Orbit
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Geostationary Transfer Orbit
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Direct Geostationary
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Sun-Synchronous Capacity
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Korean Committee of Space Technology

Government

None

KCST

The Korean Committee of Space Technology was the agency of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) responsible for the country's space program. The agency was terminated and succeeded by the National Aerospace Development Administration in 2013 after the Law on Space Development was passed in the 7th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.

Flight Record

No spaceflights found for .

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