Space · launch vehicle
Chollima-1
KCST
ACTIVE
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Launches
4
Success rate
25%
1 ok · 3 failed
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Payload to GTO
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Manufacturer
Korean Committee of Space TechnologyStatus
ActiveFirst flight
30 May 2023Reusable
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About
North Korea space launch vehicle (with possible linkage to their ballistic missile program) debuting in May 2023, named after a mythical horse of extreme endurance.
Exact design is unknown, but fragments salvaged from the sea shows similarities with the previous Unha series of launch vehicles.
Source The Space Devs — Launch Library 2
Last checked 29 Sept 2026