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Malligyong-1 #3
North Korean spy satellite. Malligyong-1 #3 was launched on November 21, 2023 aboard a Cheonlima-1 from Sohae. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2023-179ANORAD 58400North Korea
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Manligyeong-1 F3
- Common name
- Malligyong-1 #3
- Payload designation
- NK Recon 3
- International designator
- 2023-179A
- NORAD catalog number
- 58400
- GCAT identifier
- S58400
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- NK Recon
- Owner
- Choson
- Country
- North Korea
- Builder
- Korea (Choson), Democratic People's Republic of
- Platform (bus)
- TD Satellite
Launch
- Date
- November 21, 2023 · 13:42 UTC
- Launch record
- 2023-179Success
- Rocket
- Cheonlima-1
- Spaceport
- Sohae · pad LC2
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LLEO/S
- Perigee
- 492 km
- Apogee
- 512 km
- Inclination
- 97.43°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- Feb 23, 2024
Size
- Mass
- 200 kg
- Dry mass
- 200 kg
- Length
- 1.2 m
- Diameter
- 0.80 m
- Span
- 1.2 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q118929207 (CC0).