Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1
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| Launch date | August 31, 1998 |
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| Inclination | 40. 6° |
| Perigee altitude | 218. 82 kilometres (135. 97 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 6,978. 2 kilometres (4,336. 1 mi) |
| Launch site | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground |
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| ID | 2117066 |
About Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 or Gwangmyeongseong-1 was a satellite allegedly launched by North Korea on 31 August 1998. While the North Korean government claimed that the launch was successful, no objects were ever tracked in orbit from the launch, and outside North Korea it is considered to have been a failure.
