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Chollima-1
Chollima-1 () is a North Korean launch vehicle. It will be used by North Korea to launch satellites into orbit. The rocket is launched from a coastal launch platform in the Sohae Satellite Launching Station. The rocket has been developed to compete with the South Korean Nuri rocket. Description Chollima-1 is a three-stage rocket. This new rocket, based on images released by North Korea, appears to be a different launcher from those of the previous Unha family. It appears to be abandoning the Scud heritage and take a design based on the recent Hwasong-15 and 17 ICBMs with advanced rocket engines based on the suspiciously acquired Soviet RD-250. According to 38 North, the Chollima-1's first stage is based on the Hwasong-17. Although the capabilities of the launch vehicle are not public, Chollima-1 appears to be a medium-lift launch vehicle for launching small satellites into low Earth orbit, and the payload mass for its maiden flight was estimated to be around to . Similarly, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malligyong-1
Malligyong-1 () is a type of North Korean reconnaissance satellite. The mission's first two launch attempts failed, with the third one succeeding on 21 November 2023. This was also the first successful flight of North Korea's new launch vehicle, the Chollima-1. Description Malligyong-1 is North Korea's first spy satellite. It is in a sun-synchronous orbit at about altitude, and will provide a global optical imaging surveillance capability of several countries. The resolution of the imaging capability is not generally known, but according to Daily NK, Malligyong-1's imagery resolution is lower than the resolution of Google's satellite imagery. Daily NK also stated that the satellite used a Japanese camera, but it was alleged to be not capable of providing meaningful military surveillance data. History First attempt The first launch attempt occurred on 31 May 2023. The second stage of the launch vehicle, Chollima-1, ignited too early into the mission, causing the mission to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hwasong-17
The Hwasong-17 () is a North Korean two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile, first unveiled on 10 October 2020, at the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea parade. The Japanese Ministry of Defence estimates its operational range at or more. Unlike its predecessors, the Hwasong-17 may be capable of carrying multiple warheads. North Korea claimed the first Hwasong-17 was successfully launched on 24 March 2022. Some western analysts instead believe the 24 March launch was an earlier missile design, and a later test that took place on 18 November 2022 was the first successful test launch. Description The Hwasong-17 is assumed to be a two-stage, Liquid-propellant rocket, liquid-fueled road-mobile ICBM carried by a 22-wheeled transporter erector launcher (TEL) vehicle. The first stage uses two RD-250-based engines. Based on images released by North Korea, the missile's mass, length and diameter itself are judged to be about , and respectively. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
