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.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Eunha-3Unha 3Kwangmyongsong launch vehicle
- Family Name
- Unha-3
- Full Name
- Unha-3 Launch Vehicle
- Status
- retired
- Type
- rocket
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- 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
- Rocket Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
- Stages Count
- 3
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- Creation Time
- July 14, 2026 at 00:18:18 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 19, 2026 at 14:20:54 UTC
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