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    lode star (kwangmyŏngsŏng) appeared in the sky, so everyone knew a new general had been born.[citation needed] In designing the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, North Korea...
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  • The Kwangmyŏngsŏng program was a class of experimental satellites developed by North Korea. The name Kwangmyŏngsŏng ("bright star", "brilliant star" or...
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    Kwangmyongsong-4 (Korean for 'Bright Star-4' / 'Lodestar-4') or KMS-4 is a reconnaissance satellite launched by North Korea on 7 February 2016. The launch...
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  • Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 or Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi (Korean: 《광명성―3》호 2호기; Hancha: 光明星3號2號機; RR: Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi; MR: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3...
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    North Korea portal Spaceflight portal Kwangmyŏngsŏng program Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 Taepodong-2 ""North Korea begins...
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    the Paektusan 1. On August 31, 1998, North Korea announced that they had used this rocket to launch their first satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 from a pad on...
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    Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 (Korean: 광명성 2호, meaning Bright Star-2 or Lode Star-2) was a satellite launched by North Korea on April 5, 2009. Prior to the launch,...
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    rockets. The Unha-1, Unha-2, Unha-3, and Unha-4 (Kwangmyŏngsŏng) have a wider first stage, comparable to that of the Simorgh. Chollima-1 is a three-stage...
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    conventional. The armed service branch was established on 1 July 1966 and made its first public appearance on 1 October 1984. The headquarters for operations is...
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  • According to North Korean sources, their satellites Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, launched in 1998, and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2, supposedly launched in a test on 5 April 2009...
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    Chinese crewed spacecraft alongside North Korea's first satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1. Shenzhou 5 return capsule and space suit displayed at the National...
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    US$42 billion, and roughly 1% of Japanese GDP), a rise of 2.8 percent on the previous year. After the North Korean Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 satellite launching in...
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    had achieved orbit. North Korea had previously claimed the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 launches successful, despite American military sources...
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  • Launching Station rocket launching sites, Baekdusan-1 and Unha (Baekdusan-2) launchers, Kwangmyŏngsŏng satellites. South Korea and the United States accused...
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  • tests of North Korea, List of North Korean missile tests, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1.) On October 9, 2006, before the nuclear and missile tests...
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    North Korean media reported the successful launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 satellite by a Baekdusan-1 SLV from Musudan-ri. North Korea claimed their first...
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    with Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 from Musudan-ri, which was internationally determined to be a failure. Another launch on 5 April 2009, with the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite...
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    December: North Korea's launch of its Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 satellite that is meant to replace the failed Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 satellite, and became the 10th...
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    portal Foreign relations of North Korea Korean People's Army Korean War Kwangmyŏngsŏng program — North Korea's satellite launch program and covert testing...
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    intercontinental missile test". BBC News Online. 28 July 2017. Schilling, John (August 1, 2017). "What Next for North Korea's ICBM?". 38 North. "North Korea fires...
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  • Science". Solar System Exploration: NASA Science. Retrieved 2018-10-14. "Ranger 1". www.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2018-10-14. This article incorporates public...
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  • July:1998 North Korean parliamentary election 31 August:Launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, a machine claimed to be a north korean rocket but suspected as missile...
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    Korea with the Spirit of Mount Paekdu: Kim Il Sung, Kim Chŏng-suk, and Kwangmyŏngsŏng ('The Bright Star')" and "Oh! Korea! The Paekdu Star Was Born!" Kim's...
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    version of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 satellite. This successful flight was repeated on 7 February 2016 (UTC) with the successful launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 using...
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  • BlackSky Pathfinder-1 is an Earth imaging satellite. The satellite is equipped with payloads from Harris Corporation designed to image an area approximately...
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    Communications In orbit Operational 31 August 03:07 Taepodong-1 Musudan-ri Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 Chongon Intended: Low Earth Communications 31 August Launch...
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    North Korea announced that a Unha rocket would be used to launch the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite. According to the South Korean government, the launch took...
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  • separation technology in two satellite launches: the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 in 2012, and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-4 in 2016.[citation needed] However, the expert noted...
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    Research Center Songun Asymmetric warfare The launching of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 in 2012. KPA officers and soldiers are most often...
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    Navy in preparation for the Democratic Republic of Korea to test the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2. However, the ships were withdrawn after the satellite did...
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