Key statistics
Satellite CHOLLIMA-1 R/B at a glance.
Uptime
754
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
97.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CHOLLIMA-1 R/B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CHOLLIMA-1 R/B
International designator: 2023-179B
Object number (NORAD): 58401
Object ID (CCSDS): 58401
Country: NORTH KOREA (NKOR)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 92.788 minutes
Inclination: 97.3266 deg
SMA: 6789.253 km
Apoapsis: 425.212 km
Periapsis: 397.024 km
RAAN: 244.8122 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00207588
Argument of periapsis: 115.9963 deg
Mean anomaly: 244.343 deg
Mean motion: 15.51921553 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0002741 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00045355757 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 4:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CHOLLIMA-1 R/B
TLE line 1: 1 58401U 23179B 25347.70662108 .00027410 00000-0 45356-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 58401 97.3266 244.8122 0020759 115.9963 244.3430 15.51921553115636
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CHOLLIMA-1 R/B.
Associated space launch
Malligyong-1c (meaning "Telescope-1") is the third attempt by North Korea to launch a satellite officially declared to be for military reconnaissance purposes, and the first successful one. It became the third North Korean satellite to reach orbit.
CHOLLIMA-1 R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1c’, on board a Chollima-1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Nov. 21, 2023, 1:42 p.m. from Malligyong-1 Pad.
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Chollima-1 | Malligyong-1c
Agency: National Aerospace Development Administration
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Nov. 21, 2023, 1:42 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Chollima-1
Launch pad: Malligyong-1 Pad
Location: Sohae Satellite Launching Station, Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
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