What is Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2?
{{Infobox spaceflight | name = Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 | image = | image_caption = | mission_type = [[Communications satellite|Communication]]/Technology | operator = [[Korean Committee of Space Technology|KCST]] | mission_duration = Failed to orbit | spacecraft_bus = | manufacturer = | dry_mass = | launch_mass = | power = | launch_date = {{start-date|April 5, 2009, 02:20:00|timezone=yes}}&nbsp;UTC | launch_rocket = [[Unha|Unha-2]] | launch_site = [[Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground|Tonghae]] | launch_contractor = | orbit_epoch = Claimed | orbit_reference = [[geocentric orbit|Geocentric]] | orbit_regime = [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth]] | orbit_periapsis = {{convert|490|km}} | orbit_apoapsis = {{convert|1426|km}} | orbit_inclination = 40.6&nbsp;degrees | orbit_period = 104.2&nbsp;minutes | apsis = gee }} {{Infobox Korean name | hangul =광명성 2호 | hanja =光明星 2號 | rr =Gwangmyeongseong-2 | mr =Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 | koreanipa = | context =north | image = | caption = }} '''Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2''' ([[Hangul]]: 광명성 2호, [[Hanja]]: 光明星 2號, meaning '''Bright Star-2''') is, according to its estimated trajectory, a [[North Korea]]n [[Satellite (artificial)|satellite]], although it was suggested that it might be an [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]. According to the [[South Korea]]n government, North Korea launched the rocket around 11:30 a.m. (0230GMT) Sunday 5 April 2009 from the coastal Musudan-ri launch pad in northeastern North Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/north-korea-fires-longrange-rocket-reports-20090405-9sz1.html|title=North Korea fires long-range rocket: reports|publisher=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=2009-04-05|accessdate=2009-04-05}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{sci-stub}} [[Category:North Korea]] [[Category:Satellites]]