The Korean Committee of Space Technology ( KCST ; Korean : 조선우주공간기술위원회 , Hanja : 朝鮮宇宙空間技術委員會) was the agency of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) responsible for the country's space program . The agency was terminated and succeeded by the National Aerospace Development Administration in 2013 after the Law on Space Development was passed in the 7th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.
27-422: KCST may refer to: KCST, King's Crown Shakespeare Troupe at Columbia University Korean Committee of Space Technology , North Korea's space agency KCST-FM , a radio station (106.9 FM) licensed to Florence, Oregon, United States KCST-LP , a defunct low-power television station (channel 47) formerly licensed to Hoquiam, Washington , United States KCFM (AM) ,
54-615: A 27-minute documentary titled "Successful Launch of Kwangmyongsong 3-2 under the Leadership of Dear Respected Marshal Kim Jong-Un". The documentary showed footage of the preparations for the rocket launch and how Kim Jong-Un was involved in the preparations. Government vans with loudspeakers brought the news of the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 to Pyongyang soon after the launch. On 14 December state television in North Korea broadcast images of hundreds of thousands of people celebrating
81-717: A new satellite launch . The KCST operated the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and Sohae Satellite Launching Station rocket launching sites, Baekdusan-1 and Unha (Baekdusan-2) launchers, Kwangmyŏngsŏng satellites . South Korea and the United States accused North Korea of using these facilities and the rockets as a cover for a military ballistic missile testing program. The DPRK twice announced that it had launched satellites: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 on 31 August 1998 and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 on 5 April 2009. The US and South Korea predicted that
108-478: A radio station (1250 AM) licensed to Florence, Oregon, United States, which held the call sign KCST from 1988 to 2009 KNSD , a television station (digital channel 40) licensed to San Diego , California, United States, which held the call signs KCST or KCST-TV from 1968 to 1988 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title KCST . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
135-492: Is 95 minutes and 29 seconds. The scientific and technological satellite is fitted with survey and communications devices essential for the observation of the earth. The successful launch of the satellite is a proud fruition of the Workers' Party of Korea's policy of attaching importance to the science and technology. It is also an event of great turn in developing the country's science, technology and economy by fully exercising
162-713: Is publicly available. It is known to have been founded sometime in the 1980s, and most likely is connected to the Artillery Guidance Bureau of the Korean People's Army . The KCST was responsible for all operations concerning space exploration and construction of satellites. On 12 March 2009, North Korea signed the Outer Space Treaty and the Registration Convention , after a previous declaration of preparations for
189-583: Is seen as cause for greater concern over North Korea's ability to develop ballistic missile technology despite sanctions. The launch was announced on 1 December 2012, when the Korean Central News Agency reported that the Korean Committee of Space Technology informed them that they "[plan] to launch another working satellite, second version of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, manufactured by its own efforts and with its own technology, true to
216-545: The Sohae Satellite Launching Ground at 00:49:46 UTC (09:49 KST). The North American Aerospace Defense Command was able to track the rocket at this time. The first stage impacted the ocean 200 kilometres (120 mi) off the west coast of South Korea at 00:58, with the fairing coming down one minute later 100 kilometres (62 mi) downrange. At 01:01, the rocket flew over Okinawa, with the second stage impacting 300 kilometres (190 mi) east of
243-580: The Philippines four minutes later. During the ascent the rocket performed a dog-leg manoeuvre to increase its inclination sufficiently to attain Sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite was deployed into a Sun-synchronous polar orbit with an apogee of 584 kilometres (363 mi), a perigee of 499 kilometres (310 mi), 97.4 degrees of orbital inclination , and an orbital period of 95 minutes and 29 seconds. The spacecraft separated from
270-646: The Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province by carrier rocket Unha-3 on Wednesday. The satellite entered its preset orbit. The report was followed by a more detailed report later in the afternoon stating: Scientists and technicians of the DPRK successfully launched the second version of satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 into its orbit by carrier rocket Unha-3, true to the last instructions of leader Kim Jong Il. Carrier rocket Unha-3 with
297-560: The behests of leader Kim Jong-il," with a prospective launch window of 10–22 December 2012 given. The launcher splashdown zones were reported to the International Maritime Organization , indicating a polar orbit was intended. On 8 December 2012, KCNA reported that the KCST answered the "question raised by KCNA, as regards the launch of the second version of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 satellite" and also reported that
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#1732793901553324-559: The components were produced domestically in North Korea. They were effective for the launch, but found mostly to be crude, unreliable, and inefficient. The rocket design was based on older technologies of the 1960s and 70s. The design of the rocket engine was almost identical to one built in Iran. At noon local time, the Korean Central News Agency released a news report on the launch: Pyongyang, 12 December (KCNA) – The second version of satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 successfully lifted off from
351-485: The following December, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 entered polar orbit as confirmed by various countries. This is a list of satellites launched. Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-3 Unit 2 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 or Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi ( Korean : 《광명성―3》호 2호기 ; Hancha : 光明星3號2號機 ; RR : Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi ; MR : Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ho 2-hogi ; English: Bright Star-3 Unit 2 or Lodestar-3 Unit 2)
378-478: The independent right to use space for peaceful purposes. At a time when great yearnings and reverence for Kim Jong Il pervade the whole country, its scientists and technicians brilliantly carried out his behests to launch a scientific and technological satellite in 2012, the year marking the 100th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung. On 20 December, the Korean Central Television aired
405-403: The launch period was extended to 29 December 2012. North Korea claims the satellite would estimate crop yields and collect weather data as well as assess the country's forest coverage and natural resources. The country also claims that the satellite weighed about 100 kg (220 lbs) and that its planned lifetime was about two years. On 12 December 2012, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 was launched from
432-562: The launch successful, and the South Korean military and North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported that initial indications suggested that an object had achieved orbit. North Korea had previously claimed the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 launches as successful, despite American military sources claiming that they failed to achieve orbit. Several days after the launch, Western sources stated that, while
459-425: The launches would in actuality be military ballistic missile tests, but later confirmed that they had followed orbital launch trajectories. In 2009, the DPRK announced more ambitious future space projects including its own crewed space flights and development of a crewed partially reusable launch vehicle. Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 was launched on 13 April 2012 and ended in failure shortly after launch. A follow-up attempt
486-459: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KCST&oldid=838526013 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Korean Committee of Space Technology Very little information on it
513-573: The rocket technology is the same. The launch came during the period when the DPRK was commemorating the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong-il and just before the first South Korean domestic launch of a satellite and the South Korean presidential election on 19 December 2012. The successful launch makes the DPRK the tenth space power capable of putting satellites in orbit using its own launch vehicles. North Korea declared
540-582: The rocket's third stage at 00:59:13; nine minutes and 27 seconds after liftoff. The U.S. Space Command began to track three objects from the launch, giving Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 the Satellite Catalog Number 39026 and the international designator 2012-072A. They later began tracking a fourth object that was related to the launch. The following day, U.S. officials tracking the satellite reported that it appeared to be "tumbling out of control" in its orbit. However North Korean sources said that
567-534: The satellite had indeed initially achieved orbit, it now seemed to be tumbling, and was probably out of control. The name "Kwangmyŏngsŏng" is richly symbolic for North Korean nationalism and the Kim family cult . While Soviet records recount that the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-il was born in the village of Vyatskoye near Khabarovsk in the Russian Far East , DPRK internal sources claim that Kim
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#1732793901553594-553: The satellite was in orbit. The first attempt occurred in August 1998, with a Baekdusan carrier rocket attempting to launch Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 ; the second occurred in April 2009 with Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 , and the third in April 2012 with the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 . The April 2012 launch was the only one which North Korea acknowledged to have failed. The rocket was largely made using domestically produced parts and technology; this ability
621-447: The satellite was orbiting normally. Data collected by Spain, Italy and United Kingdom suggest the brightness of the satellite has been fluctuating, which indicates it is tumbling as it orbits. South Korean missile experts examined components of the missile from the two stages of the rocket that fell back to Earth. Initially they reported the components were of poor quality and some foreign made. Further examination revealed that most of
648-449: The second version of satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 atop blasted off from the Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Phyongan Province at 09:49:46 on 12 December, Juche 101(2012). The satellite entered its preset orbit at 09:59:13, 9 minutes and 27 seconds after the lift-off. The satellite is going round the polar orbit at 499.7 km perigee altitude and 584.18 km apogee altitude at the angle of inclination of 97.4 degrees. Its cycle
675-780: The successful launch in Pyongyang's central square, while military and scientific personnel gave speeches. According to the news report, Kim Jong-Un had ordered more satellite launches after achieving orbit with Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3. On 22 February 2013, the Permanent Mission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations registered the satellite in conformity with the Convention on Registration of Objects Launched into Outer Space . In
702-411: Was born on Mount Baekdu and that on that day a bright lodestar ("kwangmyŏngsŏng") appeared in the sky. The launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 was the fourth North Korean attempt to orbit a satellite, and North Korea claimed that two of the previous launches had placed their payloads into orbit despite several other countries confirming that the launches had failed, and no independent confirmation that
729-408: Was the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea , an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC , in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 , which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012. The United Nations Security Council condemned the satellite launch, regarding it as a violation of the ban on North Korean ballistic missile tests, as
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