Sohae Satellite Launching Station

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missile test site rocket launch site spaceport

The Sohae Satellite Launching Station is a major North Korean long-range rocket and missile test site used to advance the country’s strategic weapons capabilities.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	missile test site ⓘ rocket launch site ⓘ spaceport ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sohae Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongchang-ri Launch Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongchang-ri Missile and Space Launch Facility NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithProgram	North Korean long-range missile program NERFINISHED ⓘ North Korean satellite program NERFINISHED ⓘ
closelyWatchedBy	commercial satellite imagery providers ⓘ
constructionStarted	mid-2000s ⓘ
coordinates	approximately 39.66°N 124.71°E ⓘ
country	North Korea ⓘ
firstPubliclyNotedBy	satellite imagery analysts ⓘ
firstPubliclyNotedIn	late 2000s ⓘ
hasFacility	engine test stand ⓘ launch control center ⓘ launch pad ⓘ rocket assembly building ⓘ support infrastructure ⓘ
hasRunwayOrRailAccess	rail access ⓘ
inspectedBy	foreign journalists on limited guided visits ⓘ
launchPadType	fixed launch pad ⓘ
locatedIn	North Pyongan Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear	Cholsan County NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongchang-ri NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn	west coast of North Korea ⓘ
monitoredBy	Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ international organizations ⓘ
notableLaunch	Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwangmyongsong-4 NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLaunchDate	2012-12-12 ⓘ 2016-02-07 ⓘ
operatedBy	Government of North Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean Committee of Space Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	northwestern North Korea ⓘ
strategicSignificance	central to North Korea’s space and missile ambitions ⓘ key facility for testing long-range delivery systems ⓘ
subjectOf	United Nations Security Council discussions ⓘ international sanctions concerns ⓘ
underwent	expansion and modernization in the 2010s ⓘ further upgrades in the early 2020s ⓘ
usedFor	ballistic missile tests ⓘ development of strategic weapons ⓘ long-range rocket tests ⓘ satellite launches ⓘ

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North Korean nuclear weapons program → keyFacility → Sohae Satellite Launching Station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground