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Kwangmyongsong-1

Paektusan 1 launch from Tonghae (North Korea) on August 31, 1998, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a failure.

August 31, 1998 · 03:07 UTCLaunch 1998-F04Launch no. 4,260 in the log
RocketPaektusan 1
SpaceportTonghae
OutcomeFailurestage 3 underperformance
Launch agencyKCSTNorth Korea

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
August 31, 1998, 03:07
Launch designation
1998-F04
Flight name
Kwangmyongsong-1

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-5,000 km
Initial apogee
219 km
Inclination
41.0°
Payload mass to orbit
0.050 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OF · S3U

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kwangmyongsong 11998-F04Korean Committee of Space Technology———

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.