Sohae Satellite Launching Station

Sohae Satellite Launching Station is a rocket launching site in Tongch'ang-ri, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. The base is located among hills close to the northern border with China. The spaceport was built on the site of the village Pongdong-ri which was displaced during construction. It was the site for the 13 April 2012 launch of the North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which was launched to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung. The rocket launch failed, but on 12 December of the same year Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 was successfully launched and brought into Earth orbit.

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Pongdong-ri; Tongch'ang-dong Space Launch Center
spaceport, North Korea, 

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  Sohae Satellite Launching Station ⓘ
  spaceport in North Korea

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North Korean Unha-3 rocket at launch pad

VOA reporter Sungwon Baik at NK launch pad

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	space object		Kwangmyŏngsŏng program	artificial satellite of the Earth	Wikidata
site	rocket launch site		Sohae Satellite Launching Station	spaceport	Wikidata
commons	image		North Korean Unha-3 rocket at launch pad		Commons
commons	image		VOA reporter Sungwon Baik at NK launch pad		Commons