Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 (Korean: 《광명성―3》호 2호기; lit. 'Lodestar-3 Unit 2') was the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea, an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC, in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012.
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 (Korean: 《광명성―3》호 2호기; lit. 'Lodestar-3 Unit 2') was the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea, an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC, in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012.
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