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Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 or Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi (Chosŏn’gŭl: 《광명성―3》호 2호기; hancha: 光明星3號2號機; MR: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 ho 2-hogi; RR: Gwangmyeongseong-3 ho 2-hogi; English: Bright Star-3 Unit 2 or Lodestar-3 Unit 2) is the first satellite successfully launched from North Korea an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012 00:49 UTC in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012.