[FPSPACE] FPSPACE] N Korean satellite due?
Jonathan McDowell
jcm at head.cfa.harvard.edu
Wed Feb 25 09:34:46 EST 2009
I see that the KCNA reports that the satellite will be Kwangmyongsong-2
on board the Unha-2 launch vehicle.
There's been a lot of confusion about NK launch vehicles; it is
my understanding that 'Tae'po-dong' is a US intelligence nomenclature
(based on the town near the launch site) and not (as is often misstated)
a North Korean official name for their rocket. I conclude it is likely
that Unha-1 was the actual name of the rocket on the earlier launch
failure.
- Jonathan
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