Kwangmyŏngsŏng program

Kwangmyŏngsŏng program
Chosŏn'gŭl
광명성
Hancha
光明星
Revised RomanizationGwangmyeongseong
McCune–ReischauerKwangmyŏngsŏng
IPA[kwaŋ.mjʌŋ.sʌŋ]

The Kwangmyŏngsŏng program was a class of experimental satellites developed by North Korea. The name Kwangmyŏngsŏng ("bright star", "brilliant star" or "constellation" in Korean) is from a poem written by Kim Il Sung. The first class of satellites built by North Korea, the program started in the mid-1980s. There have been five launches so far, of which two have been successful.

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