coastal launch pad Archives - 38 North

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Expansion of Road and Rail Infrastructure Continues

Peter Makowsky, Jack Liu, Iliana Ragnone and Martyn Williams

Mar 21, 2025

Satellite Imagery

As springtime brings warmer weather and softer ground, work to expand the road and rail …

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: No Observable Indications of Launch Preparations

Iliana Ragnone, Jack Liu, Martyn Williams and Peter Makowsky

Nov 8, 2024

Satellite Imagery

Commercial satellite imagery shows that work at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite Launching Station …

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Modernization Efforts Continue Apace

Peter Makowsky, Jack Liu, Iliana Ragnone and Martyn Williams

Sep 26, 2024

Satellite Imagery, WMD

Commercial satellite imagery reveals modernization efforts at North Korea’s Sohae Satellite …

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Activity Prior to Failed SLV Launch Attempt

Peter Makowsky, Jack Liu and Iliana Ragnone

May 31, 2024

Satellite Imagery, WMD

On May 27 at 10:44 p.m. Korea Standard Time (KST), North Korea conducted a launch of a …