Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Modernization Status
Commercial satellite imagery of the Sohae Satellite Launching Station from the past few weeks shows continued progress in the modernization…
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First Flight of North Korea’s “Chollima-1” SLV Fails, but More Launches and More New SLVs Are Likely
North Korea’s initial launch on May 31 of the new “Chollima-1” space launch vehicle (SLV), carrying the new “Malligyong-1” military…
North Korea’s New HS-18 Makes a Solid but Incremental Contribution to the ICBM Force
North Korea launched its first solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the road-mobile “Hwasongpho-18” (Hwasong-18 or HS-18), on April 13. The…
March 16 HS-17 ICBM Launch Highlights Deployment and Political Messages
North Korea launched a Hwasong-17 (HS-17) large, liquid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on a lofted trajectory on March 16. This…