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KMS-3 Unit 2

Unha-3 launch from Sohae (North Korea) on December 12, 2012, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

December 12, 2012 · 00:49 UTCLaunch 2012-072Launch no. 5,263 in the log
RocketUnha-3
SpaceportSohaepad LC1
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKCSTNorth Korea

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
December 12, 2012, 00:49
Launch designation
2012-072
Mission
KMS-3 Unit 2
Flight name
Kwangmyongsong-3/F2
Vehicle flight ID
4

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
-2,345 km
Initial apogee
501 km
Inclination
88.5°
Payload mass to orbit
0.100 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Kwangmyongsong-3-ho 2-hogi2012-072ANORAD 39026Korean Committee of Space TechnologyTechnology100 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 13, 2023

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