Korean Committee of Space Technology

Korean Committee of Space Technology
Mockup of a North Korean spacecraft.

The Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST; Chosŏn'gŭl: 조선우주공간기술위원회, Hanja: 朝鮮宇宙空間技術委員會) is the state-controlled space agency of North Korea. Very little information on it is publicly available. It is known to be founded sometime in the 1980s,[1] and most likely is connected to the Artillery Guidance Bureau of the Korean People's Army. The KCST is responsible for all operations concerning space exploration and construction of satellites. On 12 March 2009 North Korea signed the Outer Space Treaty and the Registration Convention,[2] after a previous declaration of preparations for a new satellite launch.

KCST operates the Musudan-ri (Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground) Pongdong-ri (Tongch'ang-dong Space Launch Center) rocket launching sites, Baekdusan-1 and Unha (Baekdusan-2) launchers, Kwangmyŏngsŏng satellites. The DPRK twicely announced that it launched satellites Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1 at August 31, 1998 and Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 at April 5, 2009. Both of these claims have not been confirmed elsewhere in the World, but the USA and South Korea estimated them as tests of military ballistic missiles.

In 2009 DPRK announced more ambitious future space projects including own manned space flights and development of a manned partially reusable launch vehicle.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Despite Clinton, Korea has rights. February 25, 2009
  2. ^ "KCNA Report on DPRK's Accession to International Space Treaty and Convention". KCNA. 2009-03-12. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2009/200903/news12/20090312-11ee.html. Retrieved 2009-03-14. 
  3. ^ "朝鲜宣布发展太空计划抗衡“西方强权”". Rodong Sinmun. 2009-02-08. http://www.minzuwang.com/inc/news_view.asp?newsid=12503. Retrieved February 26, 2009. 

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