Korea North

• Gitdaeryung. Agency: Korean Peoples Army. Location: Anbyun, Kangwon-do. Latitude: 40°51' N. Longitude: 129°40' E.

• Musudan. Agency: Korean Peoples Army. Type: Orbital Launch Site. Location: Musudan-ri, Hwadae-gun, Hamgyong Pukdo, Choson. Latitude: 40°51' N. Longitude: 129°40' E.

• Hwasong. - short range ballistic missile - Single stage tactical ballistic missile. Derived from Russian 9K72 Elbrus (SS-1c Scud B). The Hwasong 5-derivative has a 340 km range. The Hwasong 6-derivative has a 500 km range.

• Nodong 1. - intermediate range ballistic missile - Single stage vehicle, basis for Iranian Shahab 3 and Pakistani Ghauri.

• Taepodong 1. - orbital launch vehicle - Status: Out of production. North Korean satellite launch vehicle consisted of a No-Dong 1 IRBM as the first stage, and a derivative of the Scud-C SRBM as the second stage. The third stage was probably a small solid rocket engine. It failed to reach orbit in the 1998 launch attempt, and later such tests are believed to have used a different design.

• Taepodong 2. - intermediate range ballistic missile - Multi-stage ballistic missile. First stage is 18 m long, second is 14 m long.

• Kwangmyongsong. - Technology Communications

1984 Apr - Launch Site: Musudan. Launch Vehicle: Hwasong. Model: Hwasong 5.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: CMIK. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1836. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). Launched from Chiha-ri, Ich'on, Kangwon do, Choson - Latitude: 38.50 N - Longitude: 126.83 E. References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: CMIK. References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: CMIK. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). References: 1836. Level: 1.

• Test mission Agency: DPRK. Apogee: 200 km (120 mi). References: 789. Level: 1.

• Kwangmyongsong 1 Class: Technology. Spacecraft: Kwangmyongsong. Manufacturer: Dem. People's Republic of Korea (Chongon). Agency: Dem. People's Republic of Korea (Chongon). COSPAR: F980831A. North Korea reported the launch of its first satellite on the first of September. This announcement was followed on September 14 by the release of a photograph of the satellite and the claim that the satellite had completed its 100th orbit of the earth between 08:24 and 11:17 local time (2017 GMT) on September 13. Video of the launch, the satellite, and an animation of the satellite in orbit around the earth were distributed to foreign news agencies the following weekend. The satellite appeared almost identical to the first Chinese test satellite (which itself appeared almost identical to the US Telstar).

  Despite these claims no foreign observer ever detected the satellite visually, by radar, or picked up its radio signals. The Pentagon at first claimed it was an ICBM launch, and that the satellite story was just a cover for the test. However on further analysis of the data collected on the launch they admitted nearly a month later that there had been some a satellite launch attempt. What seems to have happened is that the third stage either failed and fell into the Pacific or misfired and put the satellite into a low orbit where it decayed very quickly before it could be detected by foreign observers.Additional Details: Kwangmyongsong 1(11163). References: 279. Level: 1.

• North Korean missile test Agency: CMIK. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test Level: 1.