Jan 28, 2016

Suspicious Activity at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station

Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery shows a range of low-level activities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station (also referred to as “Tongchang-dong”)—at the launch pad, covered railway station, VIP housing...Read More

Jul 28, 2015

North Korea: Sohae Facility Ready to Support Future SLV Launch; Preparations for Engine Testing Identified

Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates that construction begun in spring 2015 after the earlier modification of the Sohae gantry for space launch vehicles (SLVs) has been completed. It appears...Read More

Jul 29, 2014

North Korea’s Sohae Facility: Preparations for Future Large Rocket Launches Progresses; New Unidentified Buildings

Summary Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates that North Korea is nearing completion of construction and test activities at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station to support long-range missile and satellite launches...Read More

Dec 17, 2019

No Indications of Satellite Launch Preparations at the Sohae Satellite Launch Facility

...at the Sohae's NADA building. Image Pleiades © CNES 2019, Distribution Airbus DS. For media options, please contact [email protected]. Monitoring satellite launches at Sohae with commercial imagery has become more...Read More