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Unha-3
30m
Human (1.8m)
1.8m
Unha-3 / Credits: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons)
North KoreaRetired2012–2016
Unha-3
NADA / North Korea
North Korea's Unha-3 rocket placed two satellites into orbit amid international controversy.
Unha-3 (Galaxy-3) is a North Korean three-stage orbital launch vehicle. Its December 2012 launch successfully orbited the Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2 satellite, making North Korea only the tenth country to independently achieve orbital spaceflight. A 2016 launch placed the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite in orbit. The launches were widely condemned internationally as covers for ballistic missile tests.
Fun facts
Unha-3 made North Korea the 10th country to independently reach orbit in December 2012.
UN Security Council resolutions condemned each launch as a violation of sanctions.
The rocket's stages were recovered from the sea and analysed by South Korean and US experts.
Height
30 m
Diameter
2.4 m
Mass
92 t
Stages
3
Thrust
1,196 kN
Payload LEO
100 kg
Payload GTO
—
Total flights
3
Success rate66.7%
2 success1 failure
Launch pads
- Sohae Satellite Launch Station
No upcoming launches scheduled.
