Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 (Hangul: 광명성 3호; hanja: 光明星3號; English: Bright Star-3 or Lode Star-3) was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which according to the DPRK was for weather forecast purposes and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile test. The satellite was launched on 13 April 2012 at 07:39 KST aboard the Unha-3 carrier rocket from Sohae Satellite Launching Station.
