North Korean Missile and Space Launch Programs

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North Korean Missile and Space Launch Programs

• Captain Matt Rardon
• Space Mission and Launch Operations
• ASCI 512

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Introduction

• History
• Current Missiles
• Satellites?
• Capabilities
• Taepo-Dong 2

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History

• At present, nine countries or consortiathe
  United States, the Commonwealth of Independent
  States (CIS, formerly USSR), the European
  consortium, China, Japan, India, Israel, Brazil,
  and North Korea possess space launch systems,
  demonstrate space launch capability, or conduct
  space launch operations.

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A Militaristic Start

• North Korea has short-range variants of the Scud
  missile, with ranges up to 500-600 kilometers
  that are well tested.
• These missiles can reach all of South Korea with
  nuclear, biological, or chemical warheads

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War or Peace?

• North Korea launched the first medium-range
  Taepo-Dong 1 ballistic missile from the
  northeastern part of North Korea shortly after
  noon on 31 August 1998.

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Kwangmyongsong-1?

• On 04 September 1998 the Korean Central News
  Agency broadcast a report claiming the successful
  launch of the first North Korean artificial
  satellite, Kwangmyongsong-1.

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North Korean Missiles

• NoDong Taepo-Dong 1 Taepo-Dong
  2 Taepo-Dong 2 (three-stage)
• Status Developed Tested In
  Development Possible by 2015
• Range 800 miles 900 to 1,200 mi 3,000 to
  3,700 mi 6,000 to 7,500 miles
• Payload 750 kg 770 kg
  1,000 kg 200 kg
• Possible Targets North Korea's missile arsenal
  currently threatens South Korea and Japan, but
  the Taepo Dong-2 missile in development could
  reach Alaska and parts of Hawaii
• - Experts fear that within 10-15 years a
  three-stage version could be developed that could
  deliver a 200 kilogram payload to the continental
  United States

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Taepo-Dong 2 Launch

• July 16, 2006
• Developed a problem 29 seconds after launch
• Veered off its flight path, flying in a spiral
  path, and finally ending in the complete
  explosion, 42 seconds after launch

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North Korean Space Launch Center

• May 17th overflight of Orbview-3 satellite
  produced this black and white image of North
  Koreas launch site
• Being carefully watched by the United States

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Conclusion

• History
• Current Missiles
• Satellites?
• Capabilities
• Taepo-Dong 2

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QUESTIONS?
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Sources

• http//www.space.com/news/060619_nkorea_missile.ht
  ml
• http//www.aero.org/publications/crosslink/winter2
  001/03.html
• http//www.fas.org/spp/guide/dprk/
• http//www.atomicarchive.com/Reports/Northkorea/Mi
  ssiles.shtml
• http//www.ucsusa.org/global_security/missile_defe
  nse/assessment-of-the-north-korean-missile-program
  .html