Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched in April 2009 aboard an Unha-2 rocket — North Korea declared it a successful satellite deployment; the UN Security Council condemned it as a ballistic missile test in disguise and tightened sanctions accordingly. The payload, if it reached orbit at all, was never detected transmitting.
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched in April 2009 aboard an Unha-2 rocket — North Korea declared it a successful satellite deployment; the UN Security Council condemned it as a ballistic missile test in disguise and tightened sanctions accordingly. The payload, if it reached orbit at all, was never detected transmitting.