On its first successful launch, a Chollima-1 launch vehicle (천리마-1) launched the Malligyong-1 satellite (만리경-1, Telescope-1) from the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea, on 21 November 2023, at 13:42:28 UTC (22:42:28 local time). According to official sources, the Malligyong-1 reconnaissance satellite entered into orbit “705 seconds after launch”.
