Taepodong family
Chollima-1
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.
Flights flown4
Success rate25%1/4
Maiden flight2023-05-30
Peak year20233 flights
Chollima-1 is built by Korean Committee of Space Technology of North Korea. It first flew on 30 May 2023.
Flight record
25% success rate1 of 4 flown · 3 failed
2023peak 2023 · 3 flights2024
First flight2023-05-30
Latest flight2024-05-27
Failures3
Consecutive successes0
Fastest turnaround84d 21h
Vehicle
| Maiden flight | 2023-05-30 |
|---|
Pads used
Orbits delivered
Low Earth Orbit2Sun-Synchronous Orbit2
Launch history
| Date | Mission | Pad | Orbit | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-27 | Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1-1 | Malligyong-1 Pad | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Failure |
| 2023-11-21 | Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1c | Malligyong-1 Pad | Sun-Synchronous Orbit | Success |
| 2023-08-23 | Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1b | Malligyong-1 Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
| 2023-05-30 | Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1a | Malligyong-1 Pad | Low Earth Orbit | Failure |
Specifications from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs, launch records from Space Index. Derived figures are computed here; see sources and method.