Paektusan 1 | Kwangmyongsong 1

Thir first attempt to launch a North Korean satellite ended in vain, as the third stage of the Pekdosan-1 (a.k.a. Taepodong-1) launch vehicle failed shortly before it reached orbital velocity. Kwangmyŏngsŏng 1 would have beamed propaganda songs from space, if it had reached a stable orbit.

Mission type: Test Flight · Orbit: Low Earth Orbit

Rocket: Paektusan 1 · Provider: Korean Committee of Space Technology