Unha-3 Launch Vehicle
Unha-3 was a three-stage North Korean orbital launch vehicle. Its first flight in April 2012 failed, but a second vehicle placed Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2 into orbit in December 2012. A further Unha-3 launched Kwangmyongsong-4 in February 2016. United Nations reporting assessed the 2016 launcher as identical to Unha-3.
Identity
- Aliases
- Eunha-3Unha 3Kwangmyongsong launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Unha-3
- Full Name
- Unha-3 Launch Vehicle
- Reusability
- expendable
- Slug
- unha-3-launch-vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
Details
- Description
- Unha-3 was a three-stage North Korean orbital launch vehicle. Its first flight in April 2012 failed, but a second vehicle placed Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2 into orbit in December 2012. A further Unha-3 launched Kwangmyongsong-4 in February 2016. United Nations reporting assessed the 2016 launcher as identical to Unha-3.
- First Flight Year
- 2,012
- Last Flight Year
- 2,016
- Parent Vehicle Family Id
- nd7y3f0d8hsrr8pnkdcgpn448s8ahwrk
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- 7/14/2026, 12:18:18 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/14/2026, 12:18:18 AM