119 KiB
119 KiB
| 1 | F1 | Date | Date Entered/Updated | Launch Time (UTC) | Missile Name | Missile Type | Launch Agency/Authority | Facility Name | Facility Location | Other Name | Facility Latitude | Facility Longitude | Landing Location | Apogee | Distance Travelled | Confirmation Status | Test Outcome | Additional Information | Source(s) |
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| 2 | 1 | 9-Apr-84 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-B | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | First known test by North Korea of a missile with a range greater than or equal to 300 km and a payload of 500 kg or greater. The 1984 tests probably took place over the course of several months rather than on the same days as they are entered here. What we know though is that North Korea carried out at least 6 tests. We also know that the tests were caried out at Tonghae. We also know that 3 of the tests succeeded and that at least 3 failed. We do not know exactly which ones were failures and which ones were successes. We also do not know exactly when these tests took place except that it was between April and September of 1984. Readers should interpret the information about these first tests as our best estimates as to what occured in a secret program within one of the most secret regimes in the world. Information on tests after 1993 is much more complete than information on the early years of this program. For more information on the foundations of North Korea's ballistic missile program, see "A history of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK" by Joseph Bermudez. | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-09/north-korea-missile-launches-nuclear-detonations-timeline; http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-timeline-of-north-koreas-development-of-missiles-and-nuclear-weapons; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 9-Apr-84 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-B | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 9-Apr-84 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-B | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Sep-84 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-B | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Sep-84 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-B | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | |||
| 7 | 6 | Sep-84 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-B | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | |||
| 8 | 7 | May-86 | 23-Dec-16 | Unknown | Unknown | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Unknown | This entry comes from reports of the South Korea Defense Minister Lee Ki-Baek who stated that the DPRK had conducted a secret test of a "long-range guided missile". It is likely this would have been the Scud-B but it's also possible it was a Scud-C the North was developing or even some sort of artillery missile system. There are exceptionally limited reports about this test and it's almost as likely there never was one at all. | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 9 | 8 | May-90 | 23-Dec-16 | Nodong | MRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | 150 km | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Failure | US intelligence observed this missile on the launchpad. The following day, photographs revealed large burn marks leading many to believe the missile suffered a catastrophic failure on launch. No launch was detected by others so its likely this failure occured very early into the test. This test is believed to be the earliest test of a Nodong. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/a-timeline-of-north-koreas-development-of-missiles-and-nuclear-weapons; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 10 | 9 | Jun-90 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-C | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | This was the first known test of the Scud-C by North Korea. The Scud-C, aka Hwasong-6, is believed to be the result of reverse engineering and then improving on the design of the Soviet R-17E (aka the Scud-B). | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Jul-91 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-C | SRBM | Chihari Missile Base | Chiha-ri�, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Chiha-ri Taepodong Base | 38.62333 | 126.6847 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | Bermudez places this test as being launched from a DPRK produced TEL in the Kangwon-do Province. This location is a known missile base near the DMZ which could be the location. As far as sources indicate, this was the only missile flight test to occur in this location. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; Jane's Intelligence Review. "An Analysis of North Korean Ballistic Missile Testing". January 4, 1995; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999; | ||
| 12 | 11 | Jun-92 | 23-Dec-16 | Nodong | MRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Unknown | 0 km | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Failure | Japanese military sources reported this test. There is little information on it and it is likely that the missile failed early in flight. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999; | ||
| 13 | 12 | 29-May-93 | 23-Dec-16 | Nodong | MRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | A lot about the May 29-30 test is unknown. Even the type and number of missiles tested is unclear. Given that a number of Pakistania and Iranian observers are believed to have been present for the test, it appears one purpose of this test was to attract foreign buyers and interest in North Korea's missiles. It is unclear which missile among these tests was the Nodong. It may have been the first of the 4, the last, or any of the ones in the middle. The tests began late on May 29 and continued overnight and into the following day as well. Also, this appears to be the first successful flight test of the Nodong. | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 29-May-93 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-C | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Unknown | A lot about the May 29-30 test is unknown. Even the type and number of missiles tested is unclear. Given that a number of Pakistania and Iranian observers are believed to have been present for the test, it appears one purpose of this test was to attract foreign buyers and interest in North Korea's missiles. It is unclear which missile among these tests was the Nodong. It may have been the first of the 4, the last, or any of the ones in the middle. The tests began late on May 29 and continued overnight and into the following day as well. Also, this appears to be the first successful flight test of the Nodong. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/world/missile-is-tested-by-north-koreans.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 15 | 14 | 29-May-93 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-C | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | A lot about the May 29-30 test is unknown. Even the type and number of missiles tested is unclear. Given that a number of Pakistania and Iranian observers are believed to have been present for the test, it appears one purpose of this test was to attract foreign buyers and interest in North Korea's missiles. It is unclear which missile among these tests was the Nodong. It may have been the first of the 4, the last, or any of the ones in the middle. The tests began late on May 29 and continued overnight and into the following day as well. Also, this appears to be the first successful flight test of the Nodong. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/world/missile-is-tested-by-north-koreans.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 16 | 15 | 30-May-93 | 23-Dec-16 | Scud-C | SRBM | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 200 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | A lot about the May 29-30 test is unknown. Even the type and number of missiles tested is unclear. Given that a number of Pakistania and Iranian observers are believed to have been present for the test, it appears one purpose of this test was to attract foreign buyers and interest in North Korea's missiles. It is unclear which missile among these tests was the Nodong. It may have been the first of the 4, the last, or any of the ones in the middle. The tests began late on May 29 and continued overnight and into the following day as well. Also, this appears to be the first successful flight test of the Nodong. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/13/world/missile-is-tested-by-north-koreans.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 17 | 16 | 31-Aug-98 | 23-Dec-16 | Taepodong-1 | SLV | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | 330km east of Hachinohe and 4000 km out into Pacific Ocean | Unknown | 1,380 km | Confirmed | Failure | This is one of the most significant missile tests carried out by North Korea. The test was the first known test carried out during Kim Jong Il's reign, it was North Korea's first known attempt at a multi-stage rocket, and it was the first North Korean missile test to overfly Japan. Overflying Japan produced a significant diplomatic outcry. This rocket however managed to make it out over the Pacific Ocean before spectacularly exploding at some point during its third stage. Parts of it are believed to have travelled about 4000 km before splashing into the ocean. However, North Korea reported it had successfully inserted a satellite into orbit on September 14, a few days after the launch. Pictures of the satellite were distributed to foreign media and the satellite pictured looked almost identical to the first Chinese satellite put into orbit (which itself looked very similar to the US Telstar). Despite these pictures and subsequent information about the satellite, no one was able to detect the satellite in orbit. Despite the failure, this test had significant consequences. It led to negotiations between the US and North Korea that resulted in a missile testing moratorium that lasted until 2006. It also probably served as a jump start to the US's ballistic missile defense systems. The overflight of Japan caused significant enough diplomatic trouble that North Korea began construction of Sohae on the opposite shore of North Korea. Since finishing construction in 2012, DPRK satellite launch attempts have been out Sohae and have been on trajectories which do not overfly Japan. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/01/world/north-korea-fires-missile-over-japanese-territory.htmlhttp://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; Joseph S. Bermudez, "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK", Occasional Paper No. 2. Center for Nonproliferation Studies, November 1999 | ||
| 18 | 17 | 5-Jul-06 | 05-Jan-17 | Unha | SLV | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 40 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | This test failed 42 seconds into launch. Its debris impacted somewhere west of Japan though it was on a trajectory to overfly it. North Korea kicked off the end of the missile test moratorium with a test that looks almost identical to the test that led to negotiating it in the first place (this probably was not a coincidence). Furthermore, the test occurred on the 4th of July (in the US). North Korea did the same thing in 2009 with a series of tests and in 2017 with its first ICBM test. | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/td-2-flighttest.htm | ||
| 19 | 18 | 5-Jul-06 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/td-2-flighttest.htm | |||
| 20 | 19 | 5-Jul-06 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/td-2-flighttest.htm | |||
| 21 | 20 | 5-Jul-06 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/td-2-flighttest.htm | |||
| 22 | 22 | 5-Jul-06 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/td-2-flighttest.htm | |||
| 23 | 23 | 5-Jul-06 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | There is a considerable amount of disagreement concerning the types and numbers of missiles launched on July 5, 2006. Russia, for instance, claims they tracked 10 missile launches. This database only records 7 missiles launched that day. The types of missiles listed here is also debated. The Nodongs could very well have actually been Scuds and vice versa. | http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_North_Korean_missile_test; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/dprk/td-2-flighttest.htm | ||
| 24 | 24 | 5-Apr-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Unha | SLV | Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground | Hwadae County, North Hamgyong Province | Musudan-ri | 40.8499966 | 129.666664 | Pacific Ocean | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | Also refered to by the name of the satellite payload (Kwangmyongsong 2). Prior to the launch, North Korea announced it had signed the Outer Space Treaty and that the satellite was a peaceful satellite launch. The first stage of the missile landed in the Sea of Japan, about 270 km west of Japan. The missile suffered a critical failure during the second or third stage and exploded. The remains of the missile landed in the Pacific Ocean | http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/world/asia/06korea.html?pagewanted=all; http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/world/asia/05korea.html?_r=0; http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf | |||
| 25 | 25 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf | |||
| 26 | 26 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.nti.org/media/pdfs/north_korea_missile_2.pdf?_=1327534760; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf | |||
| 27 | 27 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Confirmed | Success | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/364175.html; http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2907043; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/04/AR2009070400061.html | |||||
| 28 | 28 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Confirmed | Success | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/364175.html; http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2907043; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/04/AR2009070400061.html | |||||
| 29 | 29 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Confirmed | Success | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/364175.html; http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2907043; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/04/AR2009070400061.html | |||||
| 30 | 30 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Confirmed | Success | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/364175.html; http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2907043; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/04/AR2009070400061.html | |||||
| 31 | 31 | 5-Jul-09 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Confirmed | Success | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201308080714559090.pdf; http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/364175.html; http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2907043; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/04/AR2009070400061.html | |||||
| 32 | 32 | 13-Apr-12 | 05-Jan-17 | Unha-3 | SLV | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | North Pyongan | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | Pacific Ocean | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | This was Kim Jong Un's first test as leader of North Korea. The launch is also refered to as the launch of Kwangmy?ngs?ng-3, the satellite payload. The rocket was also the first rocket launched from Sohae, on the west side of North Korea and aimed south. This was presumably to prevent it from violating Japanese airspace. The rocket itself reached an altitude of about 120 kilometers before exploding about 90 seconds into launch. The debris landed about 165 km in the ocean west of Seoul. The test followed an Obama administration attempt to revive the missile testing moratorium (referred to as "the leap day deal"). However, the resulting deal did not address space launches which likely prompted North Korea to carry out this test. The launch proved to be fairly embarrasing for the Obama administration which had pushed for a missile deal and the experience likely prevented further attempts at negotiating a missile or nuclear freeze with the regime. | http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/world/asia/north-korea-launches-rocket-defying-world-warnings.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-3; http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html | ||
| 33 | 33 | 12-Dec-12 | 05-Jan-17 | Unha-3 | SLV | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | North Pyongan | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | N/A | 581 km | N/A | Confirmed | Success | This was the first successful satellite insertion caried out by North Korea. No transmissions from the satellite were detected and amateur observations showed the satellite was tumbling. It is assumed that the satellite was either a dummy or failed shortly after launch. Orbital information: Apogee: 581 km (361 mi). Perigee: 498 km (309 mi). Inclination: 97.4000 deg. Period: 95.40 min. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/world/asia/north-korea-launches-rocket-defying-likely-sanctions.html | ||
| 34 | 34 | 18-May-13 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Success | This missile type is extremely unclear. It is highly possible this and the other missiles launched during this test were anti-ship missiles or MLRS missiles. Both of these are too small and lack the range to be counted in this dataset which is why these are labeled as unconfirmed. The specific location is also dubious at best. We know North Korea likes to conduct MLRS tests here and the reports label the tests as occuring on the East Coast of North Korea. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94H04P20130519; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-again-fires-short-range-missiles.html | |||
| 35 | 35 | 18-May-13 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Success | This missile type is extremely unclear. It is highly possible this and the other missiles launched during this test were anti-ship missiles or MLRS missiles. Both of these are too small and lack the range to be counted in this dataset which is why these are labeled as unconfirmed. The specific location is also dubious at best. We know North Korea likes to conduct MLRS tests here and the reports label the tests as occuring on the East Coast of North Korea. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94H04P20130519; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-again-fires-short-range-missiles.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130520 | |||
| 36 | 36 | 18-May-13 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Success | This missile type is extremely unclear. It is highly possible this and the other missiles launched during this test were anti-ship missiles or MLRS missiles. Both of these are too small and lack the range to be counted in this dataset which is why these are labeled as unconfirmed. The specific location is also dubious at best. We know North Korea likes to conduct MLRS tests here and the reports label the tests as occuring on the East Coast of North Korea. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94H04P20130519; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-again-fires-short-range-missiles.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130520 | |||
| 37 | 37 | 19-May-13 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Success | This missile type is extremely unclear. It is highly possible this and the other missiles launched during this test were anti-ship missiles or MLRS missiles. Both of these are too small and lack the range to be counted in this dataset which is why these are labeled as unconfirmed. The specific location is also dubious at best. We know North Korea likes to conduct MLRS tests here and the reports label the tests as occuring on the East Coast of North Korea. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94H04P20130519; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-again-fires-short-range-missiles.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130520 | |||
| 38 | 38 | 20-May-13 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Success | This missile type is extremely unclear. It is highly possible this and the other missiles launched during this test were anti-ship missiles or MLRS missiles. Both of these are too small and lack the range to be counted in this dataset which is why these are labeled as unconfirmed. The specific location is also dubious at best. We know North Korea likes to conduct MLRS tests here and the reports label the tests as occuring on the East Coast of North Korea. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94H04P20130519; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-again-fires-short-range-missiles.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130520 | |||
| 39 | 39 | 20-May-13 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Unconfirmed | Success | This missile type is extremely unclear. It is highly possible this and the other missiles launched during this test were anti-ship missiles or MLRS missiles. Both of these are too small and lack the range to be counted in this dataset which is why these are labeled as unconfirmed. The specific location is also dubious at best. We know North Korea likes to conduct MLRS tests here and the reports label the tests as occuring on the East Coast of North Korea. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94H04P20130519; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/world/asia/north-korea-missiles.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/20/world/asia/north-korea-again-fires-short-range-missiles.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBRE94I04720130520 | |||
| 40 | 40 | 27-Feb-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-B | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 80 km | 200 km | Confirmed | Success | It is possible this was a Scud-C. The missiles travelled a relatively short distance however, so short that South Korea initially assumed these were a KN-02 test. They later revised their assessment of these missiles as being Scuds. The range of this test puts these missiles on par with the Scud-B, however, North Korea has not launched any of those in a long time. It is also possible North Korea purposely targetted the missile in such a way as to limit its range. The evidence and available information is not really clear. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBREA1Q0U520140227; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/world/asia/north-korea-displays-another-captured-missionary.html; https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korea%E2%80%99s-scud-missile-test; https://www.nknews.org/2014/02/north-korea-launches-four-short-range-missiles-into-east-sea/ | ||
| 41 | 41 | 27-Feb-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-B | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 200 km | Confirmed | Success | It is possible this was a Scud-C. The missiles travelled a relatively short distance however, so short that South Korea initially assumed these were a KN-02 test. They later revised their assessment of these missiles as being Scuds. The range of this test puts these missiles on par with the Scud-B, however, North Korea has not launched any of those in a long time. It is also possible North Korea purposely targetted the missile in such a way as to limit its range. The evidence and available information is not really clear. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBREA1Q0U520140227; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/world/asia/north-korea-displays-another-captured-missionary.html; https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korea%E2%80%99s-scud-missile-test; https://www.nknews.org/2014/02/north-korea-launches-four-short-range-missiles-into-east-sea/ | ||
| 42 | 42 | 27-Feb-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-B | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 200 km | Confirmed | Success | It is possible this was a Scud-C. The missiles travelled a relatively short distance however, so short that South Korea initially assumed these were a KN-02 test. They later revised their assessment of these missiles as being Scuds. The range of this test puts these missiles on par with the Scud-B, however, North Korea has not launched any of those in a long time. It is also possible North Korea purposely targetted the missile in such a way as to limit its range. The evidence and available information is not really clear. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBREA1Q0U520140227; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/world/asia/north-korea-displays-another-captured-missionary.html; https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korea%E2%80%99s-scud-missile-test; https://www.nknews.org/2014/02/north-korea-launches-four-short-range-missiles-into-east-sea/ | ||
| 43 | 43 | 27-Feb-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-B | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 200 km | Confirmed | Success | It is possible this was a Scud-C. The missiles travelled a relatively short distance however, so short that South Korea initially assumed these were a KN-02 test. They later revised their assessment of these missiles as being Scuds. The range of this test puts these missiles on par with the Scud-B, however, North Korea has not launched any of those in a long time. It is also possible North Korea purposely targetted the missile in such a way as to limit its range. The evidence and available information is not really clear. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-missiles-idUSBREA1Q0U520140227; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/28/world/asia/north-korea-displays-another-captured-missionary.html; https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korea%E2%80%99s-scud-missile-test; https://www.nknews.org/2014/02/north-korea-launches-four-short-range-missiles-into-east-sea/ | ||
| 44 | 44 | 3-Mar-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.upi.com/North-Korea-fires-2-more-short-range-missiles/12901393868685/; http://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/03/north-korea-fires-2-more-missiles-amid-us-drills.html; http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/02/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207549/dprk-missile-rocket-launches/; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2014/03/140304.html | |||
| 45 | 45 | 3-Mar-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.upi.com/North-Korea-fires-2-more-short-range-missiles/12901393868685/; http://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/03/north-korea-fires-2-more-missiles-amid-us-drills.html; http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/02/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207549/dprk-missile-rocket-launches/; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2014/03/140304.html | |||
| 46 | 46 | 26-Mar-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Sunchon Airbase | South Pyongan Province | 39.412594 | 125.89031 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | 650 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/world/asia/north-korea-launches-two-midrange-missiles.html; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26743197; | ||||
| 47 | 47 | 26-Mar-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Sunchon Airbase | South Pyongan Province | 39.412594 | 125.89031 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | 650 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; https://www.armscontrol.org/factsheets/dprkchron; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/world/asia/north-korea-launches-two-midrange-missiles.html; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26743197; | ||||
| 48 | 48 | 26-Jun-14 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | The exact location of this test is unclear. | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | |||
| 49 | 49 | 29-Jun-14 | 23-Aug-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Masikryong | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Masikryong Ski Resort, Masik Pass | 39.065962 | 127.250257 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | Initially placed at Wonson airport, this test actually took place slightly to the West of its originally plotted location at a ski resort just outside Wonson. The resort, which was under contruction at the time, is called the Masikryong Ski Resort. The test was approximately 23 km from the originally plotted location. This ski resort itself is an interesting choice to hold this test at. North Korea built the resort in the hopes to host a few events from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the resort. If North Korea does get to host a few events at the resort, Olympians will get the unique experience of snowboarding around a North Korea missile test site. It seems somewhat ironic to host a few Olympic events where a missile test, designed to intimidate neighbors, was carried out. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://nypost.com/2014/06/29/north-korea-fired-more-short-range-missiles-seoul/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN0F405H20140629; http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/28/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/ | ||
| 50 | 50 | 29-Jun-14 | 23-Aug-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Masikryong | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Masikryong Ski Resort, Masik Pass | 39.065962 | 127.250257 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 150 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | Initially placed at Wonson airport, this test actually took place slightly to the West of its originally plotted location at a ski resort just outside Wonson. The resort, which was under contruction at the time, is called the Masikryong Ski Resort. The test was approximately 23 km from the originally plotted location. This ski resort itself is an interesting choice to hold this test at. North Korea built the resort in the hopes to host a few events from the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the resort. If North Korea does get to host a few events at the resort, Olympians will get the unique experience of snowboarding around a North Korea missile test site. It seems somewhat ironic to host a few Olympic events where a missile test, designed to intimidate neighbors, was carried out. | http://www.astronautix.com/g/gitdaeryung.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://nypost.com/2014/06/29/north-korea-fired-more-short-range-missiles-seoul/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN0F405H20140629; http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/28/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/ | ||
| 51 | 51 | 9-Jul-14 | 29-Nov-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Unknown | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 100 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | Launch appears to have taken place at night. Images are similar to other images taken from Hwangju | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/08/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/world/asia/north-korea-fires-2-more-ballistic-missiles.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2014/07/140709a.html; http://web-uridongpo.com/2014/07/10/%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%B8%EB%AF%BC%EA%B5%B0-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B3%A0%EC%82%AC%EB%A0%B9%EA%B4%80-%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80%EB%8F%99%EC%A7%80%EA%BB%98%EC%84%9C-%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%B8%EB%AF%BC-10/; http://korean.people.com.cn/84966/98347/15430926.html#; | ||
| 52 | 52 | 9-Jul-14 | 29-Nov-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Unknown | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 100 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/08/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/09/world/asia/north-korea-fires-2-more-ballistic-missiles.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2014/07/140709a.html; http://web-uridongpo.com/2014/07/10/%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%B8%EB%AF%BC%EA%B5%B0-%EC%B5%9C%EA%B3%A0%EC%82%AC%EB%A0%B9%EA%B4%80-%EA%B9%80%EC%A0%95%EC%9D%80%EB%8F%99%EC%A7%80%EA%BB%98%EC%84%9C-%EC%A1%B0%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%B8%EB%AF%BC-10/; http://korean.people.com.cn/84966/98347/15430926.html#; | |||
| 53 | 53 | 13-Jul-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kaesong | North Hwanghae Province | 37.9382 | 126.5878 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 120 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | These tests actually took place just outside of Kaesong. A more precise location could not be established. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/12/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/13/north-korea-launches-missiles-in-latest-test-fire/12591371/; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/13/north-korea-missiles-sea-military-drill; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2014/07/140713.html; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207549/dprk-missile-rocket-launches/ | |||
| 54 | 54 | 13-Jul-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Kaesong | North Hwanghae Province | 37.9382 | 126.5878 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 120 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | These tests actually took place just outside of Kaesong. A more precise location could not be established. | http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/12/world/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/07/13/north-korea-launches-missiles-in-latest-test-fire/12591371/; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/13/north-korea-missiles-sea-military-drill; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2014/07/140713.html; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207549/dprk-missile-rocket-launches/ | |||
| 55 | 55 | 26-Jul-14 | 05-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | The most specific location information acquired for this test so far is that it occurred in the Southwest of the Hwanghae province in North Korea. Unfortunately nobody seems to clarify whether this was the province of North Hwanghae or South Hwanghae. | http://www.mnd.go.kr/user/mnd_eng/upload/pblictn/PBLICTNEBOOK_201506161152304650.pdf; http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2014/07/26/335581206/north-korea-reportedly-tests-short-range-ballistic-missile; http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/26/north-korea-fires-short-range-missile-sea/; | ||
| 56 | 56 | 14-Aug-14 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 57 | 57 | 1-Sep-14 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 58 | 58 | 6-Sep-14 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 59 | 59 | 8-Feb-15 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 60 | 60 | 8-Feb-15 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 61 | 61 | 8-Feb-15 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 62 | 62 | 8-Feb-15 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 63 | 63 | 8-Feb-15 | 05-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 64 | 64 | 1-Mar-15 | 06-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Nampo | South Pyongan Province | 38.7523 | 125.3247 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 134 km | 490 km | Confirmed | Success | These tests took place slightly south of Nampo. A more precise location could not be established. | http://www.voanews.com/a/north-korea-fires-rockets-as-joint-us-south-korean-maneuvers-begin/2664198.html; http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2015/03/150302.html | |||
| 65 | 65 | 1-Mar-15 | 06-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Nampo | South Pyongan Province | 38.7523 | 125.3247 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 134 km | 490 km | Confirmed | Success | These tests took place slightly south of Nampo. A more precise location could not be established. | http://www.voanews.com/a/north-korea-fires-rockets-as-joint-us-south-korean-maneuvers-begin/2664198.html; http://www.astronautix.com/k/koreanorth.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2015/03/150302.html | |||
| 66 | 66 | 2-Apr-15 | 06-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 67 | 67 | 3-Apr-15 | 06-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 68 | 68 | 3-Apr-15 | 06-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 69 | 69 | 3-Apr-15 | 06-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 70 | 70 | 3-Apr-15 | 06-Jan-17 | KN-02 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2016/157; http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/207432/geolocating-north-koreas-14-august-toksa-launch/ | ||||
| 71 | 71 | 8-May-15 | 06-Jan-17 | Pukguksong-1 | SLBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | Later analysis of this test showed that it was not launched from a submarine, like North Korea claimed, but from a submerged barge. Nevertheless, the test marked an important milestone for North Korean missile development. North Korea announced this test on May 9th (local time) but most assume the test occurred the day before. | http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/international/asia-pacific/2015/05/10/north-korea-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-test-fired/27083023/; http://38north.org/2015/05/jbermudez051315/; http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/a-first-north-korea-tests-polaris-1-slbm/; | |||
| 72 | 72 | 28-Nov-15 | 06-Jan-17 | Pukguksong-1 | SLBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Confirmed | Failure | Reportedly, the missile failed to properly eject from the submarine causing damage to the sub itself. The sub appears to have undergone repairs and remains seaworthy. | http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/north-koreas-submarine-launched-ballistic-missile-test-fails/; http://www.koreatimesus.com/institute-n-korea-continues-to-develop-sub-missile-despite-setback/ | |||
| 73 | 73 | 21-Dec-15 | 06-Jan-17 | Pukguksong-1 | SLBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Confirmed | Failure | The missile appeared to have ejected successfully, however, it then exploded. North Korea appears to have doctored the footage to make it appear as though the test was a success. | http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1200759/video-analysis-of-dprk-slbm-footage/; http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/north-korea-tests-a-submerged-launch-ballistic-missile-take-3/ | |||
| 74 | 74 | 7-Feb-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 12:29:00 AM | Unha-3 | SLV | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | North Pyongan | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | N/A | 502 km | N/A | Confirmed | Success | North Korea successfully inserted a satellite into orbit. South Korea estimates the satellite has a mass of about 200 kg, about twice the estimated mass of North Korea's previous satellite. | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35515207; https://www.csis.org/analysis/north-korea%E2%80%99s-february-2016-satellite-launch; http://38north.org/2016/02/melleman021016/ | |
| 75 | 75 | 10-Mar-16 | 06-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | Exact location of launch is uncertain. CNN states the missiles came from the North Hwanghae province, just south of Pyongyang which would suggest the test was carried out at Hwanju. Hwanju has become a fairly active testing location for North Korea. However, the BBC says the tests were carried out on the "east coast" of North Korea, which is impossible if they were conducted in the North Hwanghae province which does not border the sea. Unfortunately finding a direct source from somewhere like STRATCOM or the Japanese Ministry of Defense for this test has been difficult. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35770198; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2016/03/160311.html | ||
| 76 | 76 | 10-Mar-16 | 06-Jan-17 | Scud-C | SRBM | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | Exact location of launch is uncertain. CNN states the missiles came from the North Hwanghae province, just south of Pyongyang which would suggest the test was carried out at Hwanju. Hwanju has become a fairly active testing location for North Korea. However, the BBC says the tests were carried out on the "east coast" of North Korea, which is impossible if they were conducted in the North Hwanghae province which does not border the sea. Unfortunately finding a direct source from somewhere like STRATCOM or the Japanese Ministry of Defense for this test has been difficult. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35770198; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/pressconf/2016/03/160311.html | ||
| 77 | 77 | 18-Mar-16 | 06-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Sunchon Airbase | South Pyongan Province | 39.412594 | 125.89031 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 800 km | Confirmed | Success | There is contradictory information about the location of these tests. CNN reports from a source within the South Korean Chiefs of Staff that the launch came from Sukchon, other sources have stated the test came from the "west coast" of North Korea. It's possible reports are mixing this test up with another test conducted only a few days before. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0WJ30V; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35835088 | |||
| 78 | 78 | 18-Mar-16 | 06-Jan-17 | Nodong | MRBM | Sunchon Airbase | South Pyongan Province | 39.412594 | 125.89031 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 17 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | There is contradictory information about the location of these tests. CNN reports from a source within the South Korean Chiefs of Staff that the launch came from Sukchon, other sources have stated the test came from the "west coast" of North Korea. It's possible reports are mixing this test up with another test conducted only a few days before. This missile specifically disappeared from radar about 17 seconds into flight suggesting that it suffered a critical failure and exploded. | http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/17/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKCN0WJ30V; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35835088 | |||
| 79 | 79 | 15-Apr-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:33:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | No report ever provided more specific information beyond "the Wonson area". However, considering North Korea later conducted a number of other Musudan tests at the airport, and considering there were a number of reports about North Korea deploying a number of Musudan missiles to that area as well, it is highly likely this test was carried out in the same place as most of the other Musudan tests. The failed Musudan test set the stage for further Musudan tests in that, like this one, they almost all failed. The string of failures likely prompted North Korea to abandon the missile. The Hwasong-12 appears to have replaced the Musudan as North Korea's IRBM. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-koreas-missile-has-failed-officials-from-south-say/2016/04/14/8eb2ce53-bc38-40d0-9013-5655bed26764_story.html; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/04/15/51/0301000000AEN20160415002751315F.html; http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/report-north-korea-deploys-ballistic-missiles-160414164939650.html; http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/15/world/asia/north-korea-ballistic-missile-launch-a-failure-pentagon-says.html?mabReward=A3&action=click&pgtype=Homepage®ion=CColumn&module=Recommendation&src=rechp&WT.nav=RecEngine; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36051354; http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/04/14/north-korea-prepared-to-ring-in-founders-birthday-with-ballistic-missile-launch.html; http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/14/asia/north-korea-missile-launch/ | |
| 80 | 80 | 23-Apr-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:29:00 AM | Pukguksong-1 | SLBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | Unknown | Unknown | 30 km | Confirmed | Success | This test is believed to be the first successful North Korean SLBM test. Some consider this test only to be a partial success as the missile only flew 30 km, well short of the believed 300 km minimum people expected. However, its possible North Korea did not intend the test to be a full flight test of the missile. Finally, this database codes anything that doesn't explode during launch as a success and this missile does not appear to have done that. | http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36119159; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukkuksong-1 | ||
| 81 | 81 | 27-Apr-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:33:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | N/A | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/28/asia/north-korea-failed-missile-launch/; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/611/UPDATE_1_-_USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_Attempted_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | ||
| 82 | 82 | 28-Apr-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:24:00 AM | Musudan | IRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | N/A | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/28/asia/north-korea-failed-missile-launch/; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/611/UPDATE_1_-_USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_Attempted_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | ||
| 83 | 83 | 30-May-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:30:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | N/A | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | http://defense-update.com/20160531_musudan-2.html; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/617/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Attempted_North_Korean_Missile_Launch/ | ||
| 84 | 84 | 21-Jun-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:56:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | Launched only hours before their successful Musudan test, this missile exploded shortly after launch. North Korea has claimed that the missile did not explode and that the missile was purposely programmed with a short launch trajectory and flight time in mind and that this would look like a failure to foreign observers tracking the test on radar. It is possible this is the case, however, it is also possible they are lying to save face from having a 5th failure in a row of a missile which the Soviets successfully tested some 461 times. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2016/06/22/0401000000AEN20160622000554315.html https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/622/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | |
| 85 | 85 | 21-Jun-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 11:03:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 1400 km | 400 km | Confirmed | Success | After a string of 5 failures, this marks the first successful test of the Musudan missile. The missile trajectory itself was lofted to prevent the test from overflying Japan. Photographs and videos of the test released by North Korea showed that missile was equiped with gridfins, a new addition not seen in previous appearances of the missile prompting speculation that the lack of them had caused issues with past tests. | http://38north.org/2016/06/jschilling062316/; https://www.iiss.org/en/iiss%20voices/blogsections/iiss-voices-2016-9143/june-2c71/north-koreas-musudan-missile-effort-advances-5885; https://www.nknews.org/pro/back-in-black/; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/622/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | |
| 86 | 86 | 9-Jul-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 02:28:00 AM | Pukguksong-1 | SLBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 10 km | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | The missile ejected and lit successfully but appears to have exploded shortly after. Many believe the test was a reaction to the South Korean and US decision announced the previous day to install THAAD in South korea. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2016/07/09/86/0301000000AEN20160709002253315F.html; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukkuksong-1 | ||
| 87 | 87 | 18-Jul-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:44:00 PM | Scud-C | SRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | The type of Scud is unconfirmed, it could have been a Scud B | http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/18/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36831308; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/624/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ |
| 88 | 88 | 18-Jul-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:58:00 PM | Scud-C | SRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Success | The type of Scud is unconfirmed, it could have been a Scud B | http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/18/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36831308; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/624/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ |
| 89 | 89 | 18-Jul-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:35:00 PM | Nodong | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/18/asia/north-korea-missiles/; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36831308; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/624/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | |
| 90 | 90 | 2-Aug-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:53:00 PM | Nodong | MRBM | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/asia/north-korea-missile/; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/629/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | ||
| 91 | 91 | 2-Aug-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:53:00 PM | Nodong | MRBM | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/asia/north-korea-missile/; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/629/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_North_Korean_Missile_Launches/ | ||
| 92 | 92 | 23-Aug-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:29:00 PM | Pukguksong-1 | SLBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | This test marks the first fully successful SLBM test by North Korea. The missile landed in Japan's Air Identification Zone. It is believed that the missile can travel much father and that its range was due to a lofted trajectory. | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukkuksong-1; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN10Y2B0 | ||
| 93 | 93 | 5-Sep-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 03:13:00 AM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | North Korea premiered a never before seen version of its scud with this simultaneous test of 3 missiles. The missiles are scud missiles but have almost double the traditional range of other versions of the system. Though this was their first public appearance, it is quite likely the system was tested in the past but were mistaken for Nodongs, which have a similar range and trajectory. | http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/north-korea-showed-off-a-previously-unseen-missile-during-the-g20/; http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/first-glimpse-north-koreas-elusive-er-scud/; http://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/north-korea/scud-er/ |
| 94 | 94 | 5-Sep-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 03:13:00 AM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/north-korea-showed-off-a-previously-unseen-missile-during-the-g20/; http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/first-glimpse-north-koreas-elusive-er-scud/; http://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/north-korea/scud-er/ | |
| 95 | 95 | 5-Sep-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 03:13:00 AM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Hwangju | Hwangju, North Hwanghae province | Pyongyang Highway | 38.686834 | 125.702005 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Unknown | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/north-korea-showed-off-a-previously-unseen-missile-during-the-g20/; http://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/first-glimpse-north-koreas-elusive-er-scud/; http://missiledefenseadvocacy.org/missile-threat-and-proliferation/todays-missile-threat/north-korea/scud-er/ | |
| 96 | 96 | 14-Oct-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 06:33:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Panghyon Airbase | Kusong, North Pyongan | Panghyon Airport | 39.927472 | 125.207889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | The missile exploded shortly after launch. It was detected and tracked by United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM). Reportedly, South Korea did not detect the launch suggesting the missile exploded at a low altitude (before it could be picked up on South Korean radar). North Korea has also not released photographs of the test making it extremely difficult for 3rd party observers to confirm the location and the type of missile used in the launch. The test location was later located by finding the burn scars left by the test. The burn scars suggest that the October 15 test exploded on launch and destroyed the TEL transporting it (North Korea has since been much more careful with its remaining TELs). The type of missile tested at this test and the test 5 days later remains controversial. STRATCOM stated that it was a presumed Musudan. Later testimony by the DNI suggests that the US intelligence community has arrived at a similar consensus. It's possible though that the October tests were of any number of missile systems. The PK-2, tested successfully only a few kilomters away seems a plausible suspect. It could also have been an early test of the HS-12 , or perhaps some version of the KN-08. Considering the lack of hard evidence and the apparant consensus of the intelligence community, the October tests are entered as Musudans. However, they remain subject to revision should new information emerge. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-korea-north-usa-idUSKBN12F0S2; http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-detects-failed-north-korean-missile-launch-1476572239; http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/15/asia/failed-north-korea-missile-launch/; https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/647/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Tracks_Attempted_North_Korean_Missile_Launch/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/did-north-korea-just-test-missiles-capable-of-hitting-the-us-maybe/2016/10/26/984e8a21-e6a7-4689-81e0-21d7d25c302f_story.html | |
| 97 | 97 | 19-Oct-16 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:00:00 PM | Musudan | IRBM | Panghyon Airbase | Kusong, North Pyongan | Panghyon Airport | 39.927472 | 125.207889 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Confirmed | Failure | Similar to the previous test, this missile also exploded shortly after launch. The missile is presumed to have also been a musudan but it is impossible to rule out the chance that this and/or the test just prior to it were tests of the KN-08 an ICBM, the Polaris-2, or some other new missile North Korea is developing. Satellite images of the airbase show two large scortch martks on the runway seeming to indicate explosions. | https://www.stratcom.mil/news/2016/648/USSTRATCOM_Detects_Attempted_North_Korean_Missile_Launch/; http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/19/asia/north-korea-missile-launch-fail/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKCN12K052; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/did-north-korea-just-test-missiles-capable-of-hitting-the-us-maybe/2016/10/26/984e8a21-e6a7-4689-81e0-21d7d25c302f_story.html | |
| 98 | 98 | 11-Feb-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:55:00 PM | Pukguksong-2 | MRBM | Kusong Testing Ground | Kusong, North Pyongan | 40.01325 | 125.22302 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 550 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | This was the first known test of a land based version of the Polaris-1. The missile is solid fueled which means it is much easier to launch on short notice. This missile was tested only a few kilometers away from the failed October tests prompting speculation those tests were of this missile system. | http://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1080866/usstratcom-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21716992-kim-jong-un-tests-another-missile-north-koreas-dictator-challenges-donald-trump; http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/11/asia/north-korea-missile/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-nk-idUSKBN15R10O?il=0; http://38north.org/2017/02/jschilling021317/; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/830964858032041984 | ||
| 99 | 99 | 5-Mar-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:34:00 PM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 260 km | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | North Korea launched these 4 missiles almost simultaneously. It is hypothesized that North Korea was practicing overwhelming THAAD and conducting a simulated attack on the US Marine Corps Airbase in Japan, Iwakuni. As a response to this test, the US deployed THAAD to South Korea ahead of schedule. The apogees and distance travelled for each missile are the averages according to reports, exact distances for each missile are unknown. There were early reports of a fifth missile launch accompanying these four. North Korea may have originally planned to launch five but had to scrub the fifth test for unknown reasons. Confirmation of a fifth test later emerged in the Missile Defense Review and this dataset has been updated to reflect that as of March 26, 2019. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/asia/north-korea-missiles-kim-jong-un/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN16C0YU; http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/north-korea-projectile/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-launches-another-missile-perhaps-one-that-can-reach-us/2017/03/05/943010ee-96e2-4ff4-83aa-2fe09cd65831_story.html?utm_term=.6f8b3ae2acd1; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/06/national/tokyo-says-north-korea-fired-three-four-missiles-came-japans-eez/#.WL3nJjvyuUl; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06b.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06a.html; http://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1080866/usstratcom-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2017-03-07-0001 | |
| 100 | 100 | 5-Mar-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:34:00 PM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 260 km | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | North Korea launched these 4 missiles almost simultaneously. It is hypothesized that North Korea was practicing overwhelming THAAD and conducting a simulated attack on the US Marine Corps Airbase in Japan, Iwakuni. As a response to this test, the US deployed THAAD to South Korea ahead of schedule. The apogees and distance travelled for each missile are the averages according to reports, exact distances for each missile are unknown. There were early reports of a fifth missile launch accompanying these four. North Korea may have originally planned to launch five but had to scrub the fifth test for unknown reasons. Confirmation of a fifth test later emerged in the Missile Defense Review and this dataset has been updated to reflect that as of March 26, 2019. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/asia/north-korea-missiles-kim-jong-un/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN16C0YU; http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/north-korea-projectile/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-launches-another-missile-perhaps-one-that-can-reach-us/2017/03/05/943010ee-96e2-4ff4-83aa-2fe09cd65831_story.html?utm_term=.6f8b3ae2acd1; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/06/national/tokyo-says-north-korea-fired-three-four-missiles-came-japans-eez/#.WL3nJjvyuUl; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06b.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06a.html; http://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1080866/usstratcom-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2017-03-07-0001 | |
| 101 | 101 | 5-Mar-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:34:00 PM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 260 km | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | North Korea launched these 4 missiles almost simultaneously. It is hypothesized that North Korea was practicing overwhelming THAAD and conducting a simulated attack on the US Marine Corps Airbase in Japan, Iwakuni. As a response to this test, the US deployed THAAD to South Korea ahead of schedule. The apogees and distance travelled for each missile are the averages according to reports, exact distances for each missile are unknown. There were early reports of a fifth missile launch accompanying these four. North Korea may have originally planned to launch five but had to scrub the fifth test for unknown reasons. Confirmation of a fifth test later emerged in the Missile Defense Review and this dataset has been updated to reflect that as of March 26, 2019. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/asia/north-korea-missiles-kim-jong-un/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN16C0YU; http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/north-korea-projectile/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-launches-another-missile-perhaps-one-that-can-reach-us/2017/03/05/943010ee-96e2-4ff4-83aa-2fe09cd65831_story.html?utm_term=.6f8b3ae2acd1; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/06/national/tokyo-says-north-korea-fired-three-four-missiles-came-japans-eez/#.WL3nJjvyuUl; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06b.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06a.html; http://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1080866/usstratcom-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2017-03-07-0001 | |
| 102 | 102 | 5-Mar-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:34:00 PM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 260 km | 1000 km | Confirmed | Success | North Korea launched these 4 missiles almost simultaneously. It is hypothesized that North Korea was practicing overwhelming THAAD and conducting a simulated attack on the US Marine Corps Airbase in Japan, Iwakuni. As a response to this test, the US deployed THAAD to South Korea ahead of schedule. The apogees and distance travelled for each missile are the averages according to reports, exact distances for each missile are unknown. There were early reports of a fifth missile launch accompanying these four. North Korea may have originally planned to launch five but had to scrub the fifth test for unknown reasons. Confirmation of a fifth test later emerged in the Missile Defense Review and this dataset has been updated to reflect that as of March 26, 2019. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/asia/north-korea-missiles-kim-jong-un/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN16C0YU; http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/05/asia/north-korea-projectile/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-launches-another-missile-perhaps-one-that-can-reach-us/2017/03/05/943010ee-96e2-4ff4-83aa-2fe09cd65831_story.html?utm_term=.6f8b3ae2acd1; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/06/national/tokyo-says-north-korea-fired-three-four-missiles-came-japans-eez/#.WL3nJjvyuUl; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06b.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/03/06a.html; http://www.stratcom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1080866/usstratcom-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; http://www.rodong.rep.kp/en/index.php?strPageID=SF01_02_01&newsID=2017-03-07-0001 | |
| 103 | 103 | 5-Mar-17 | 26-Mar-19 | 10:34:00 PM | ER Scud | MRBM | Hwasong Artillery Units of the KPA Strategic Forces | Sohae Satellite Launching Station | Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province | 39.6596 | 124.7057 | Confirmed | Failure | Initially believed to have been only four missiles launched, a fifth missile was believed to have been launched at the same time as the other four. However, the missile appears to have failed shortly after launch. Videos and images North Korea released of the test did not show this missile launch. There was evidence a fifth missile was present at the test though it was less clear it actually participated in the launch. More recently, the Missile Defense Review stated that the test involved five missile launches. Combined with these earlier reports, this strongly suggests a five missile salvo launch occurred on March 5, 2017. | https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Interactive/2018/11-2019-Missile-Defense-Review/The%202019%20MDR_Executive%20Summary.pdf; https://www.nknews.org/pro/did-north-korea-test-a-fifth-missile-last-week/; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/1110304737763700738; | ||||
| 104 | 104 | 21-Mar-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:00:00 PM | Unknown | Unknown | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | N/A | 0 km | Confirmed | Failure | Initial reports on this test were muddled with some reporting that the test was another salvo of 3 to 4 missiles. However, it appears only one missile was tested. Unfortunately the type of missile is still unknown. The missile itself appears to have exploded almost immediately after launch. | http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN16T07M; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/22/world/asia/north-korea-missile-launch-failure.html?_r=0; http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/asia/north-korea-missile-test/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korean-missile-explodes-seconds-after-launch/2017/03/22/6e55d36e-0ebc-11e7-b2bb-417e331877d9_story.html?utm_term=.130e469303e9; | ||
| 105 | 105 | 4-Apr-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:42:00 PM | Hwasong-12 | IRBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 189 km | 60 km | Confirmed | Failure | The given trajectory of 60 km out and 190 km apogee is very strange. The missile appears to have been in the air a total of 9 minutes. Initially suspected of being a KN-15, later reports leaked from the US government and reported on by Lucas Tomlinson stated that it was a smaller Scud variant which was named the KN-17. Following another leak reported on in June 2017 by Ankit Panda of The Diplomat, this was shown to be mistaken. The US intelligence community did believe it was a missile they called the KN-17, however, the KN-17 was actually the Hwasong-12 and was not a new scud varient as initially reported. | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/asia/north-korea-ballistic-missile-test-xi-trump.html; http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1140811/us-pacific-command-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/05/will-north-korea-fire-a-missile-capable-of-hitting-the-u-s-mainland-probably/?utm_term=.ada4c467f0bb; http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/asia/north-korea-projectile/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1762XX; https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-projectile-into-waters-off-korean-peninsula-east-coast-1491347302; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1762XX?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58e4ac3804d301577ffe8e13&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter; | ||
| 106 | 106 | 15-Apr-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:21:00 PM | Hwasong-12 | IRBM | Sinpo Shipyard | South Hamgyong province | 40.0368 | 128.1839 | N/A | 0 km | 0 km | Confirmed | Failure | The missile appears to have blown up almost instantly. Initially believed to have been a new Scud variant, later reports stated it was the Hwasong-12, an IRBM capable of hitting Guam. The test came the day after Kim Il Sung's 105th birthday. At the parade celebrating the day, North Korea displayed several new missiles. The test prompted speculation that North Korea had attempted to test one of those. Some news reports reported that US cyber attacks were responsible for the missile's failure. Other sources though were skeptical. A few days following the test, North Korea's foreign minister stated that North Korea would continue testing missiles. | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/04/world/asia/north-korea-ballistic-missile-test-xi-trump.html; http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1140811/us-pacific-command-detects-tracks-north-korean-missile-launch/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/04/05/will-north-korea-fire-a-missile-capable-of-hitting-the-u-s-mainland-probably/?utm_term=.ada4c467f0bb; http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/04/asia/north-korea-projectile/; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1762XX; https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-projectile-into-waters-off-korean-peninsula-east-coast-1491347302; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1762XX?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=58e4ac3804d301577ffe8e13&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter; http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/05/north-korean-missile-launch-likely-failure-us-officials-say.html; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/07/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test-trump.html; http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/exclusive-north-korea-tested-its-new-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-3-times-in-april-2017/; | ||
| 107 | 107 | 28-Apr-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:33:00 PM | Hwasong-12 | IRBM | Pukchang Airfield | South Pyongan Province | 39.504417 | 125.964333 | N/A | 71 km | Confirmed | Failure | Initial reports were confusing and suggested multiple launches. Eventually it was determined that only a single launch took place. Reports indicate the missile suffered a catastrophic failure shortly after launch and was destroyed. The launch here is recorded to have occurred at the Pukchang Airfield however reports from PACOM state that the test occurred "near" the airfield. Given that the test failed, North Korea is unlikely to release pictures of the event making it difficult to determine the exact location and the type of missile tested. Later reports stated that the missile tested was the Hwasong-12. | http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/15/asia/north-korea-missile-test/; https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/15/world/asia/north-korea-missiles-pyongyang-kim-jong-un.html; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/n-korea-didnt-test-a-nuclear-weapon-but-its-display-of-military-hardware-wasnt-exactly-good-news/2017/04/15/49944da8-221c-11e7-bcd6-6d1286bc177d_story.html?utm_term=.f4c47809bb28; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/16/0200000000AEN20170416000200315.html; http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/exclusive-north-korea-tested-its-new-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-3-times-in-april-2017/; | |||
| 108 | 108 | 14-May-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:28:00 PM | Hwasong-12 | IRBM | North Kusong Testing Ground | Kusong, North Pyongan | 40.0659 | 125.2099 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 2111.5 km | 787 km | Confirmed | Success | This test was significant for a number of reasons. With this test, North Korea premeired a new, single-stage, IRBM. Estimates of the missile's range places Guam, a US territory which houses a vital US military base, within range of the missile. The missile's engine appears to be the same engine which North Korea tested in March 2016 and again on March 19, 2017. The single stage makes the missile somewhat inefficient and prompted speculation that the missile is intended to be the first stage of a multi-stage ICBM. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-fires-another-ballistic-missile-the-75th-of-kim-jong-uns-tenure/2017/04/28/c4b7aa8a-2c5c-11e7-9081-f5405f56d3e4_story.html?utm_term=.eea0faa61c57; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/29/asia-pacific/north-korea-fails-latest-test-ballistic-missile/#.WQiqMYjyuUk; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/04/29/0200000000AEN20170429000800315.html;https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korean-missile-launch-appears-to-fail-1493417890; http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/exclusive-north-korea-tested-its-new-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-3-times-in-april-2017/; | ||
| 109 | 109 | 21-May-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 07:59:00 AM | Pukguksong-2 | MRBM | Lake Yonpung | South Pyongan Province | 39.618283 | 125.8035851 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 560 km | 500 km | Confirmed | Success | This test was the second North Korea conducted in a week. Following the test, Kim Jong Un stated he believed the weapon was ready for deployment and ordered the mass production of the missile. The KN-15 is a solid fuel missile which means it can be launched on shorter notice. In the event of war, finding and destroying all the KN-15 missiles before they could be launched would be tough. | http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/north-koreas-new-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-the-hwasong-12-first-takeaways/?utm_content=buffer3dda6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; https://www.nknews.org/2017/05/n-korea-claims-successful-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-test-launch/; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39918652; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/14/asia-pacific/north-korea-carries-new-ballistic-missile-test/#.WRncNojyuUl; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-launches-a-missile-that-flies-450-miles/2017/05/13/e1647da8-382c-11e7-99b0-dd6e94e786e5_story.html?utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferdc0f7&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=.617f3d0df259; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39911530; https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-is-accelerating-plan-to-land-missiles-in-u-s-1494792608; https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-possible-ballistic-missile-south-korean-news-agency-reports-1494713029; https://twitter.com/CT_operative/status/864121984573206528; http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/exclusive-north-korea-tested-its-new-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-3-times-in-april-2017/; | ||
| 110 | 110 | 28-May-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:40:00 PM | Scud-C MaRV | SRBM | Wonsan Kalma International Airport | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Wonsan Airbase | 39.1677 | 127.4817 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 120 km | 400 km | Confirmed | Success | There continues to be some confusion about this missile's designation. Due to some confusing reports, it was initially referred to as the KN-17. Information has since surfaced that the KN-17 is actually the designation for the Hwasong-12. This missile's name is still slightly unclear. North Korea refers to this as the "ultra precision" missile. The missile itself appears to be a Scud-C with a Manueverable Re-entry Vehicle, hence the designation "Scud-C MaRV". This test marked another first for North Korea in 2017. It was the first successful test of the Scud-C MaRV, a missile with a maneuverable terminal stage. A maneuverable terminal stage is significant because such a system could potentially frustrate missile defense systems like THAAD. This missile was first sighted at the April 15, 2017 parade. This missile was initially believed to have been tested 3 times in April and failed repeatedly. Information has since surfaced that these were actually tests of the Hwasong-12. While this test is reported to have occurred at Wonson Kalma International Airport, the test actually took place right outside the airport, about 100 meters on the northern side. The missile itself landed in between South Korea and Japan in a piece of disputed water sparking a small diplomatic skirmish between the two over whose water it landed in. | https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/869346581941600256; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/868962193039122432; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-koreas-latest-ballistic-missile-launch-lands-in-the-sea-of-japan/2017/05/28/cb072e0e-43f6-11e7-a196-a1bb629f64cb_story.html?utm_term=.072059ffa7f4; https://www.wsj.com/articles/s-korea-military-says-north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-1496008566; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/29/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-off-missile-lands-japans-exclusive-economic-zone/#.WS2oo2jyuUk; http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/30/asia-pacific/north-korea-hails-test-precision-guided-missile-success-vows-bigger-gift-package-u-s/#.WS2oqGjyuUk; http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/exclusive-north-korea-tested-its-new-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-3-times-in-april-2017/; | |
| 111 | 111 | 4-Jul-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 12:40:00 AM | Hwasong-14 | ICBM | Panghyon | Kusong, North Pyongan | Panghyon-Dong, Panghyon-Nodongjagu, Panghyon Testing Site | 39.872153 | 125.269192 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 2802 km | 933 km | Confirmed | Success | This was the first successful test of a North Korean ICBM. The missile appears to be a two stage missile. The design appears to be a larger version of the Hwasong-12 IRBM with a second stage added. North Korea lofted the missile to avoid overflying Japan, hence the high apogee. However, if North Korea had fired it intending to maximize distance estimates suggest it could have travelled approximately 7,000 km. Later analysis of the missile, and a subsequent test of the missile, increased this range estimate to over 10,000 km which places targets as far into the US as Chicago within range of the missile. | https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-launches-missile-into-waters-between-korea-and-japan-1499131848; https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/north-korea-claims-successful-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-test-defying-international-condemnation/2017/07/04/4f804488-609c-11e7-8adc-fea80e32bf47_story.html?utm_term=.8d9461e74489; http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/04/politics/us-officials-meet-north-korea-missile-launch/index.html; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD29MRwVYAAYc43.jpg:large; http://allthingsnuclear.org/dwright/north-korea-appears-to-launch-missile-with-6700-km-range | |
| 112 | 112 | 28-Jul-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 02:42:00 PM | Hwasong-14 | ICBM | Mupyong-ni Arms Plant | Mup'yong-ni, Chagang province | Mupyong-ni Missile Base, 2.8 General Machines Plant, Mupyong-ni TEL Facility | 40.611208 | 126.425743 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 3724.9 km | 998 km | Confirmed | Success | North Korea's second ICBM flight test of the Hwasong-14. The missile was launched on a lofted trajectory. Initial analysis suggests if launched on a trajectory to maximize its range then it could cover approximately 10,000 km. Such a missile brings most of the continental United States within range. The test was highly anticipated as well. There were multiple reports from US intelligence agencies that said North Korea was preparing for a missile launch sometime during the last week of July. However, most of those reports cited activity at Kusong, around where the first ICBM test was carried out. This test occurred over 100 km away from that location. Some have speculated that this test was North Korea's attempt to demonstrate that it could "fake out" US intelligence and carry out a launch without the US knowing where it would come from. Subsequent reports from South Korea and the US stated that the respective intelligence agencies were aware of and tracking the activity and were not fooled. The launch location itself appears to be a missile base or TEL maintenance facility close to the Chinese border. | https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/891208500071636992; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/07/29b.pdf; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/07/29a.pdf; http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/28/540008218/north-korea-h-ballistic-missile-seoul-and-the-pentagon-say?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/28/north-korea-fires-missile-japan-reports-say; https://www.inverse.com/article/34804-north-korea-missile-test-night-launch?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=on_site&utm_campaign=article-footer; http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-idUSKBN1AD1ZB?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=Social; http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-07-29/north-korea-missile-test-proves-the-us-is-well-within-range/8756472; http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40760583#; http://www.npr.org/2017/07/28/540088346/north-korea-successfully-launches-second-icbm; https://www.buzzfeed.com/nancyyoussef/north-korea-missile-could-have-reached-us-midwest-estimates?utm_term=.fb2ZwnBNO#.kdybV9OYZ; https://www.ft.com/content/e4e723f8-73ce-11e7-aca6-c6bd07df1a3c; https://twitter.com/CurtisMelvin/status/892013648658477056 | |
| 113 | 113 | 25-Aug-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:49:00 PM | Scud-B MaRV | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 250 km | Confirmed | Success | There was significant confusion, contradictory information, and disagreement concerning the August 25 test. Initial reports released by South Korea, Japan, and the United States were very different from one another. This is not particularly unusual, however, the analyses conducted and released by each remains quite different even after each issued revisions and clarifications. That is unusual. South Korea initially reported a single, DPRK launched SRBM which travelled approximately 250 km. South Korea later revised this assessment to "several unidentified projectiles". South Korea later stated they believed these were 300-mm artillery rockets, not SRBMs. A Japanese assessment argued that the missiles were either MLRS artiller rockets or a KN-02 missile or equivalent. PACOM's initial press release stated that all 3 of the missiles North Korea launched failed either on launch or in flight. This was revised in a later press release to state that only the 2nd missile suffered a failure, the 1st and 3rd did not. PACOM did state it believed the missiles were SRBMs, meaning they are capable of a range between 300km -1000 km, not artillery rockets as other observers have suggested. More recently, based on reports by The Diplomat, it appears this was a test of the "Scud-B MaRV", dubbed the KN-21 by the US. It appears to be an attempt to update North Korea's oldest missile system. North Korea likely has lots of these missiles in storage, equipping them with manueverable re-entry vehicles is a cheap and quick way to update an old system. | https://twitter.com/PacificCommand/status/901226675647561728; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/901309863522951168; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-is-reported-to-have-launched-another-missile-heightening-tensions/2017/08/25/4569a10c-89e5-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.c3a23dc3b5c0; http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/asia/north-korea-missile-test/index.html; http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/what-kind-of-missiles-did-north-korea-launch-on-august-26/?utm_content=buffer5374f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/08/26b.pdf; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/08/26/0200000000AEN20170826000661315.html; https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-sea-reports/#.WaRDslGGOUl; http://thediplomat.com/2017/09/introducing-the-kn21-north-koreas-new-take-on-its-oldest-ballistic-missile/; | ||
| 114 | 114 | 25-Aug-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:07:00 PM | Scud-B MaRV | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | N/A | Confirmed | Failure | There was significant confusion, contradictory information, and disagreement concerning the August 25 test. Initial reports released by South Korea, Japan, and the United States were very different from one another. This is not particularly unusual, however, the analyses conducted and released by each remains quite different even after each issued revisions and clarifications. That is unusual. South Korea initially reported a single, DPRK launched SRBM which travelled approximately 250 km. South Korea later revised this assessment to "several unidentified projectiles". South Korea later stated they believed these were 300-mm artillery rockets, not SRBMs. A Japanese assessment argued that the missiles were either MLRS artiller rockets or a KN-02 missile or equivalent. PACOM's initial press release stated that all 3 of the missiles North Korea launched failed either on launch or in flight. This was revised in a later press release to state that only the 2nd missile suffered a failure, the 1st and 3rd did not. PACOM did state it believed the missiles were SRBMs, meaning they are capable of a range between 300km -1000 km, not artillery rockets as other observers have suggested. More recently, based on reports by The Diplomat, it appears this was a test of the "Scud-B MaRV", dubbed the KN-21 by the US. It appears to be an attempt to update North Korea's oldest missile system. North Korea likely has lots of these missiles in storage, equipping them with manueverable re-entry vehicles is a cheap and quick way to update an old system. | https://twitter.com/PacificCommand/status/901226675647561728; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/901309863522951168; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-is-reported-to-have-launched-another-missile-heightening-tensions/2017/08/25/4569a10c-89e5-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.c3a23dc3b5c0; http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/asia/north-korea-missile-test/index.html; http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/what-kind-of-missiles-did-north-korea-launch-on-august-26/?utm_content=buffer5374f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/08/26b.pdf; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/08/26/0200000000AEN20170826000661315.html; https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-sea-reports/#.WaRDslGGOUl; http://thediplomat.com/2017/09/introducing-the-kn21-north-koreas-new-take-on-its-oldest-ballistic-missile/; | ||
| 115 | 115 | 25-Aug-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 10:19:00 PM | Scud-B MaRV | SRBM | Kittaeryong Missile Base | Kittae Pass, Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Gitdaeryung | 38.99083 | 127.6236 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 250 km | Confirmed | Success | There was significant confusion, contradictory information, and disagreement concerning the August 25 test. Initial reports released by South Korea, Japan, and the United States were very different from one another. This is not particularly unusual, however, the analyses conducted and released by each remains quite different even after each issued revisions and clarifications. That is unusual. South Korea initially reported a single, DPRK launched SRBM which travelled approximately 250 km. South Korea later revised this assessment to "several unidentified projectiles". South Korea later stated they believed these were 300-mm artillery rockets, not SRBMs. A Japanese assessment argued that the missiles were either MLRS artiller rockets or a KN-02 missile or equivalent. PACOM's initial press release stated that all 3 of the missiles North Korea launched failed either on launch or in flight. This was revised in a later press release to state that only the 2nd missile suffered a failure, the 1st and 3rd did not. PACOM did state it believed the missiles were SRBMs, meaning they are capable of a range between 300km -1000 km, not artillery rockets as other observers have suggested. More recently, based on reports by The Diplomat, it appears this was a test of the "Scud-B MaRV", dubbed the KN-21 by the US. It appears to be an attempt to update North Korea's oldest missile system. North Korea likely has lots of these missiles in storage, equipping them with manueverable re-entry vehicles is a cheap and quick way to update an old system. | https://twitter.com/PacificCommand/status/901226675647561728; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/901309863522951168; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-is-reported-to-have-launched-another-missile-heightening-tensions/2017/08/25/4569a10c-89e5-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html?utm_term=.c3a23dc3b5c0; http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/28/asia/north-korea-missile-test/index.html; http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/what-kind-of-missiles-did-north-korea-launch-on-august-26/?utm_content=buffer5374f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/08/26b.pdf; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/08/26/0200000000AEN20170826000661315.html; https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/26/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-sea-reports/#.WaRDslGGOUl; http://thediplomat.com/2017/09/introducing-the-kn21-north-koreas-new-take-on-its-oldest-ballistic-missile/; | ||
| 116 | 116 | 28-Aug-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 08:58:00 PM | Hwasong-12 | IRBM | Pyongyang International Airport | Pyongyang, North Korea | Sunan, PY Airport, Pyongyang Sunan International Airport | 39.200159 | 125.673256 | Pacific Ocean | 550 km | 2700 km | Confirmed | Unknown | This was the 3rd time North Korea launched a missile over the Japanese home islands. The first was in 1998 and the second was in 2009 (North Korea attempted a launch over Japan in 2006 but the rocket failed before overflying Japan). Initial reports suggested that North Korea launched 3 missiles, this was later deterimined to be innaccurate and that North Korea had only launched a single missile. The exact type of missile launched is unclear however we have can narrow it down. Based on the range alone it would have to be either the Hwasong-12 or the Hwasong-14 because those are the only known missiles in North Korea's arsenal capable of travelling that distance. The consensus is that this was a launch of the HS-12. The estimated maximum range of this missile is 4500 km making the 2700 km distance travelled puzzeling. The reduced range was likely either the result of some failure with the missile or North Korea purposely testing the missile at a reduced range (both of which are not without precedence).This is unclear. Early reports out of Japan reported that the missile broke apart into multiple pieces suggesting a failure. In addition, the missile travelled only 2700 km, significantly shorter than its estimated range. North Korea later reported the test as a success and released photographs of the test and Kim Jong Un observing it. Maps placed in front of Kim suggest the missile may have been intended to travel farther than it did. A subsequent test on September 14 followed a similar trajectory except this time the missile travelled about 1000 km farther. | http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/08/29/91/0401000000AEN20170829000755315F.html; http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/northkorea/2017/08/29/0401000000AEN20170829000752315.html; http://allthingsnuclear.org/dwright/north-koreas-missile-test-over-japan; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/902300202039738368; https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/902291268369305600; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/902604666646777861; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korean-missile-flies-over-japan-escalating-tensions-and-prompting-an-angry-response-from-tokyo/2017/08/28/e1975804-8c37-11e7-9c53-6a169beb0953_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-low_nkoreamissile-546pm:homepage/story&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=buffere55ca&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=.024311fb0d4a; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/08/29a.html; https://www.facebook.com/36WGPA/posts/1772782709430433; | |
| 117 | 117 | 14-Sep-17 | 28-Nov-17 | 09:57:00 PM | Hwasong-12 | IRBM | Pyongyang International Airport | Pyongyang, North Korea | Sunan, PY Airport, Pyongyang Sunan International Airport | 39.200159 | 125.673256 | Pacific Ocean | 770 km | 3700 km | Confirmed | Success | This was the 4th time North Korea launched a projectile over the Japanese home islands and the 2nd time they launched a ballistic missile. This time the missile travelled about 3700 km, which is about the distance it would have to travel to hit Guam. The missile travelled an a similar trajectory as the August 28 test which suggests this flight path could become a regular testing corridor over Japan. | http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/release/2017/09/15a.html; http://www.mod.go.jp/e/press/conference/2017/09/15.pdf; https://apnews.com/4509ab53e96b4ce38000bb2e232f33ad/North-Korea-fires-missile-over-Japan-in-longest-ever-flight?utm_content=buffer810fe&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; http://thediplomat.com/2017/09/north-korea-overflies-japan-with-another-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-early-analysis/?utm_content=bufferd82eb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/908476033103548416; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/908829833093816322; | |
| 118 | 118 | 28-Nov-17 | 29-Nov-17 | 06:18:00 PM | Hwasong-15 | ICBM | Pyongsong Field | Pyongsong, South Pyongan Province | March 16 Factory | 39.282 | 125.869 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 4475 km | 950 km | Confirmed | Success | First test of North Korea's new missile, the Hwasong-15. The missile itself is noticebly larger than the Hwasong-14 and estimates for its range suggest it is capable of delivering a payload 13,000 km putting the entire United States within range. The test took place in a field next to the factory which it was rolled out of in images released by North Korea following the test. | https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/28/world/asia/north-korea-missile-test.html; https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/29/asia/north-korea-missile-test/index.html; https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/11/29/north-koreas-late-night-missile-test-may-hint-at-broader-strategy/?utm_term=.2e9bcbf2b2d1; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-fires-missile-for-the-first-time-in-more-than-two-months/2017/11/28/0c136952-d46c-11e7-9461-ba77d604373d_story.html?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_nkoreamissile-2p:homepage/story&utm_campaign=buffer&utm_content=bufferf0c09&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=.4adbad152a43; http://allthingsnuclear.org/dwright/nk-longest-missile-test-yet; https://twitter.com/W7VOA/status/935607913019772928; https://twitter.com/martyn_williams/status/935716589223079936; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPvybh4W0AIe6Ux.jpg:large; https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DPxVMlMUQAA-wjh.jpg:large; | |
| 119 | 119 | 4-May-19 | 06-May-19 | 01:54:00 AM | KN-23 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | North Wonson | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 200 km | Confirmed | Success | After 522 days since the previous missile test, North Korea carried out a test of a new solid fuel missile. Though the test does not violate North Korea's self-imposed missile testing moratorium, it does suggest it may be unwinding. The new missile was first publicly seen at a April 2017 parade and looks similar to an Iskander missile. The test was accompanied with several MLRS missile launches which created significant confusion in the immediate aftermath as to the number and types of missiles tested (the accompanying MLRS launches are too small for this dataset and are excluded). The range of the new missile is still unknown as is its name. This database records it as the KN-23, though this may later be revised after a new name is adopted. | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-05/kim-jong-un-s-weapon-test-may-have-included-ballistic-missile; https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/05/politics/north-korea-missile-launch-image/index.html; https://www.flickr.com/photos/150159554@N03/sets/72157691269857323/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-fires-several-short-range-projectiles-south-korean-military-says/2019/05/03/511efe92-6e0f-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html?utm_term=.754c1887a45f; https://www.nknews.org/pro/the-songun-iskander-unpacking-north-koreas-new-missile/; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/1124784779734519808; https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190504000700325; https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/world/asia/north-korea-missile.html; https://www.apnews.com/fb6fc86cf2624f9aaf68837d1d0a220d; | ||
| 120 | 120 | 4-May-19 | 10-May-19 | KN-23 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | North Wonson | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Confirmed | Success | Reports following the test suggest North Korea launched two missiles. Photos released appeared to show one missile along with MLRS launches but later analysis seems to indicate there may actually have been two launches of the new missile. The US and South Korea have not provided any clarification on this. | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-05/kim-jong-un-s-weapon-test-may-have-included-ballistic-missile; https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/05/politics/north-korea-missile-launch-image/index.html; https://www.flickr.com/photos/150159554@N03/sets/72157691269857323/; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-fires-several-short-range-projectiles-south-korean-military-says/2019/05/03/511efe92-6e0f-11e9-be3a-33217240a539_story.html?utm_term=.754c1887a45f; https://www.nknews.org/pro/the-songun-iskander-unpacking-north-koreas-new-missile/; https://twitter.com/nktpnd/status/1124784779734519808; https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190504000700325; https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/03/world/asia/north-korea-missile.html; https://www.apnews.com/fb6fc86cf2624f9aaf68837d1d0a220d; | |||||
| 121 | 121 | 9-May-19 | 10-May-19 | 07:29:00 AM | KN-23 | SRBM | Baegun | North Pyongan, North Korea | Kusong area | 40.029678 | 125.227326 | 50 km | 420 km | Confirmed | Success | Reports suggest North Korea tested two missiles and rocket artillery, similar to the May 4 test, however it is unclear if two missiles or only one missile was tested. At least one of the missiles also appears to have flown a "depressed" trajector, suggesting it was designed to evade US missile defense systems. | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48212045; https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-capability-analys-idUSKCN1SG0CR; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1126774666071162880; | ||
| 122 | 122 | 9-May-19 | 10-May-19 | 07:49:00 AM | KN-23 | SRBM | Baegun | North Pyongan, North Korea | Kusong area | 40.029678 | 125.227326 | Confirmed | Success | Reports suggest North Korea tested two missiles and rocket artillery, similar to the May 4 test, however it is unclear if two missiles or only one missile was tested. At least one of the missiles also appears to have flown a "depressed" trajector, suggesting it was designed to evade US missile defense systems. | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48212045; https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-capability-analys-idUSKCN1SG0CR; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1126774666071162880; | ||||
| 123 | 123 | 24-Jul-19 | 16-Aug-19 | 08:34:00 PM | KN-23 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Hodo; North Wonson | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 50 km | 430 km | Confirmed | Success | 1 of 2 tests, the missile was launched from the Hodo Peninsula. The launches came less than a week after North Korea stated that continued US-ROK military exercises could jeopardize continued negotiations. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190725000858325?section=national/defense; https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/745144254/north-korea-conducts-missile-tests-while-bolton-meets-with-officials-in-seoul | |
| 124 | 124 | 24-Jul-19 | 16-Aug-19 | 08:57:00 PM | KN-23 | SRBM | Hodo Peninsula | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Hodo; North Wonson | 39.40167 | 127.5369 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 50 km | 690 km | Confirmed | Success | 2 of 2 tests | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190725000858325?section=national/defense; https://www.npr.org/2019/07/25/745144254/north-korea-conducts-missile-tests-while-bolton-meets-with-officials-in-seoul | |
| 125 | 125 | 6-Aug-19 | 16-Aug-19 | KN-23 | SRBM | Kwail Airbase | Kwail, Kwail-gun, South Hwanghae | Kwail, "western area operational airbase" | 38.421522 | 125.024421 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 37 km | 450 km | Confirmed | Success | 1 of 2 tests, the test came only a few days after a set of MLRS tests. The MLRS tests were of missiles too small to be included in this dataset. In a statement following the test, North Korea claimed continued US-ROK military exercises were why it carried out the tests. The missiles were fired from the southwest of North Korea in an eastern direction across the peninsula. | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190807000454325?section=nk/nk#none; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/1158857426415882248/photo/1; https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49244654 | ||
| 126 | 126 | 6-Aug-19 | 16-Aug-19 | KN-23 | SRBM | Kwail Airbase | Kwail, Kwail-gun, South Hwanghae | Kwail, "western area operational airbase" | 38.421522 | 125.024421 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 37 km | 450 km | Confirmed | Success | 2 of 2 tests | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190807000454325?section=nk/nk#none; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/1158857426415882248/photo/1; https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49244654 | ||
| 127 | 127 | 9-Aug-19 | 16-Aug-19 | 08:34:00 PM | KN-24 | SRBM | Hungnam | Hamhung, South Hamgyong | Chakto-dong, Hamhung, Hamhung Beach | 39.811611 | 127.66375 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 48 km | 400 km | Confirmed | Success | 1 of 2 tests, the missiles were fired from the Eastern coast of North Korea. Initially believed to be another KN-23 test, photographs released by North Korea confirmed it was a new type of missile strongly resembling the US's ATACMS. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/fast-low-and-hard-to-stop-north-koreas-missile-tests-crank-up-the-threat-level/2019/08/15/adf3f3e4-bdc3-11e9-aff2-3835caab97f6_story.html; https://www.nknews.org/pro/unpacking-north-koreas-new-weapon-the-songun-atacms/; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1160344505486401538; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/10/north-korea-fires-two-projectiles-shortly-after-trump-dismissed-earlier-launches; https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190811000351325?section=nk/nk; https://www.nknews.org/2019/08/kim-jong-un-guided-test-fire-of-new-weapon-with-superior-tactical-character/?utm_content=buffer483b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; | |
| 128 | 128 | 9-Aug-19 | 16-Aug-19 | 08:50:00 PM | KN-24 | SRBM | Hungnam | Hamhung, South Hamgyong | Chakto-dong, Hamhung, Hamhung Beach | 39.811611 | 127.66375 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 48 km | 400 km | Confirmed | Success | 1 of 2 tests, the missiles were fired from the Eastern coast of North Korea. Initially believed to be another KN-23 test, photographs released by North Korea confirmed it was a new type of missile strongly resembling the US's ATACMS. | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/fast-low-and-hard-to-stop-north-koreas-missile-tests-crank-up-the-threat-level/2019/08/15/adf3f3e4-bdc3-11e9-aff2-3835caab97f6_story.html; https://www.nknews.org/pro/unpacking-north-koreas-new-weapon-the-songun-atacms/; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1160344505486401538; https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/10/north-korea-fires-two-projectiles-shortly-after-trump-dismissed-earlier-launches; https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190811000351325?section=nk/nk; https://www.nknews.org/2019/08/kim-jong-un-guided-test-fire-of-new-weapon-with-superior-tactical-character/?utm_content=buffer483b1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer; | |
| 129 | 129 | 15-Aug-19 | 19-Aug-19 | 11:01:00 PM | KN-24 | SRBM | Tongchan | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Kangwon | 38.953797 | 127.891882 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 30 km | 230 km | Confirmed | Success | 1 of 2 tests | https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190816001354325?section=national/defense; https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/north-korea-continues-2019-missile-test-flurry-with-new-short-range-missile-launches/; https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-koreas-missile-tests-fail-to-provoke-response-from-washington-11566039601; | |
| 130 | 130 | 15-Aug-19 | 19-Aug-19 | 11:16:00 PM | KN-24 | SRBM | Tongchan | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | Kangwon | 38.953797 | 127.891882 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 30 km | 230 km | Confirmed | Success | 2 of 2 tests | https://m-en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190816001354325?section=national/defense; https://thediplomat.com/2019/08/north-korea-continues-2019-missile-test-flurry-with-new-short-range-missile-launches/; https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-koreas-missile-tests-fail-to-provoke-response-from-washington-11566039601; | |
| 131 | 131 | 23-Aug-19 | 11-Sep-19 | 09:45:00 PM | KN-25 | SRBM | Sondok Airbase | Sondok, South Hamgyong Province | Sondok Military Airfield | 39.7437 | 127.4732 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 97 km | 380 km | Confirmed | Success | 1 of 2 tests | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190824000453325?section=nk/nk; https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/1165390446966661121; https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/world/asia/north-korea-missile-tests-japan-south-korea.html; https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49455689; | |
| 132 | 132 | 23-Aug-19 | 11-Sep-19 | 10:02:00 PM | KN-25 | SRBM | Sondok Airbase | Sondok, South Hamgyong Province | Sondok Military Airfield | 39.7437 | 127.4732 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 97 km | 380 km | Confirmed | Success | 2 of 2 tests | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190824000453325?section=nk/nk; https://twitter.com/ArmsControlWonk/status/1165390446966661121; https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/world/asia/north-korea-missile-tests-japan-south-korea.html; https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49455689; | |
| 133 | 133 | 9-Sep-19 | 11-Sep-19 | 09:53:00 PM | KN-25 | SRBM | Kaechon Air Base | Kaechon, South Pyongan Province | 39.752321 | 125.899905 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 50 km | 330 km | Confirmed | Success | The test came only a few hours after North Korea stated it was willing to continue talks with the US and shortly before John Bolton found out on twitter he was fired. Reports from the ROK Joint Chiefs reported two missiles launched and tracked, images later released by DPRK state media however show evidence that it launched three missiles, suggesting one of the tests failed early in flight. As such, three entries are recorded for this test with the last being recorded as a failure. It is not clear exactly what time the failed launch took place. (1 of 3 tests) | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190910001055325?section=national/defense; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/1171805482958409729; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1171550160247250944; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-confirms-second-test-launch-multiple-rocket-launcher-says-kim-jong-un-observed/; https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/10/asia/north-korea-projectiles-launch/index.html; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/10/north-korea-launches-two-projectiles-hours-after-nuclear-talks-offer;https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/north-korea-s-kim-oversaw-test-of-super-large-missile-launcher; | ||
| 134 | 134 | 9-Sep-19 | 11-Sep-19 | 10:12:00 PM | KN-25 | SRBM | Kaechon Air Base | Kaechon, South Pyongan Province | 39.752321 | 125.899905 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 50 km | 330 km | Confirmed | Success | 2 of 3 tests | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190910001055325?section=national/defense; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/1171805482958409729; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1171550160247250944; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-confirms-second-test-launch-multiple-rocket-launcher-says-kim-jong-un-observed/; https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/10/asia/north-korea-projectiles-launch/index.html; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/10/north-korea-launches-two-projectiles-hours-after-nuclear-talks-offer;https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/north-korea-s-kim-oversaw-test-of-super-large-missile-launcher; | ||
| 135 | 135 | 9-Sep-19 | 11-Sep-19 | KN-25 | SRBM | Kaechon Air Base | Kaechon, South Pyongan Province | 39.752321 | 125.899905 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | Confirmed | Failure | 3 of 3 tests | https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20190910001055325?section=national/defense; https://twitter.com/DaveSchmerler/status/1171805482958409729; https://twitter.com/JosephHDempsey/status/1171550160247250944; https://www.cbsnews.com/news/north-korea-confirms-second-test-launch-multiple-rocket-launcher-says-kim-jong-un-observed/; https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/10/asia/north-korea-projectiles-launch/index.html; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/10/north-korea-launches-two-projectiles-hours-after-nuclear-talks-offer;https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-11/north-korea-s-kim-oversaw-test-of-super-large-missile-launcher; | |||||
| 136 | 136 | 1-Oct-19 | 04-Oct-19 | 10:00:00 PM | Pukguksong-3 | SLBM | Yonghung Bay | Kangwon Province, (North Korea) | 39.26 | 127.58 | Sea of Japan or East Sea | 910 km | 450 km | Confirmed | Success | Test of new SLBM. The missile appears to have been launched from an underwater barge. The exact location is not clear but it appears to have been launched off the coast of Wonsan, the site of many other missile tests. North Korea has carried out successful tests from submarines in the past and future tests of this system would likely involve using a submarine as the launch platform. The missile was launched on a lofted trajectory. David Wright estimates that if it been launched to maximize distance it likely could have flown for approx 1,900 km. | https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49915224; https://www.apnews.com/d6a459d8c4774153ad71de95e9effea0; https://allthingsnuclear.org/dwright/north-koreas-latest-missile-test; https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-korea-tests-ballistic-missile-in-show-of-strength-ahead-of-new-talks/2019/10/02/199a7488-e4de-11e9-b7da-053c79b03db8_story.html; |