KwangmyÅngsÅng-1
Kwangmyŏngsŏng ( bright shining star ) is the name of the first North Korean satellite to have been brought on 31 August 1998 of a Taepodong - 1 rocket into orbit.
Description of the North Korean government
The rocket was launched on 31 August 1998 at 12:07 Clock of the missile base Musudan -ri. After the announcement by the North Korean government, the satellite was launched about five minutes later into orbit. The orbit is at its perigee 218.82 kilometers at its apogee be 6978.2 km and orbit the Earth in 165 minutes and six seconds once. The Kwangmyŏngsŏng will essentially serve as a test satellite for future satellites. In addition, the satellite is expected since incessantly the melodies of the " immortal revolutionary hymns ": " Song of General Kim Il Sung " and "Song about General Kim Jong- il " as well as the Morse code " Juche Korea " send the satellite on a frequency of 27 MHz were.
Doubt
Western sources doubt the description of the North Korean government. Neither is the satellite was discovered in radar images nor its radio signals were received. It is therefore suggested that either the start was due to a malfunction of the third stage failed, or the supposed satellite launch in reality the test of a Taepodong -1 missile.
Swell
- History of North Korea
- Technology Experiment Satellite
- Space Mission in 1998