[image]북 새 미사일 발사기지-new missile base at Pongdong-ni

北, 서해안 Pongdong-ni 에 ICBM 미사일기지 건설

http://blog.daum.net/han0114/17043035

中, 北 동창리와 50㎞..우려 크다 http://blog.daum.net/han0114/17048311

 

북 새 미사일 발사기지-new missile base at Pongdong-ni

[미주한국일보] 2009년 06월 06일(토) 오전 05:59

 

북한이 5일 평안북도 철산군 동창리에 미사일 기지 건설공사를 마치고 발사를 준비하고 있는 가운데 퐁동리에 설치된 새로운 미사일 기지 사진이 ‘디지털 글로브’에 의해 공개됐다. 9년 전 개발이 시작된 퐁동리 기지는 이동식 발사대, 탄도 미사일과 로켓을 지지할 수 있는 10층 타워가 설치되어 있다.

 

 

 

 

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Analyst says new North Korean missile pad is ready

By PAMELA HESS

The Associated Press

Thursday, June 4, 2009; 7:19 PM

WASHINGTON -- Fresh commercial satellite images show that North Korea's sophisticated new missile base on its west coast - designed for multiple test flights in a short time - is ready for use, according to an independent analyst.

Photographic images show the launch tower and what appears to be construction materials on the launch pad, Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity.org, said Thursday. He speculated that the debris may be there to make the pad appear as though it is still under construction.

"The launch pad appears to be operational," Brown said.

The satellite company DigitalGlobe of Longmont, Colo., produced the images Wednesday.

North Korea has been quietly building the new facility, which is capable of launching ICBMs, for nearly a decade. It represents a major step forward for its long-range missile program because the facility would allow multiple test flights in a short time, which is difficult at the smaller long-range missile launch site known as Musudan-ni on its east coast.

North Korea conducted an underground nuclear test on May 25. In March it launched a long-range missile that it claimed delivered a satellite into orbit.

The new launch facility is referred to as Tongchang-ri. It includes a movable launch pad and a 10-story tower capable of supporting North Korea's largest ballistic missiles and rockets. It also has a rocket motor test pad.

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New North Korean Missile Base

June 5th, 2009 Posted By Sharku

Satellite photographs suggest that an advanced North Korean missile launchpad is now operational, the Associated Press reported yesterday.

The photographs, published Wednesday by the company DigitalGlobe, show debris on the launchpad at the new Tongchang-ri missile base. However, that debris might have been deliberately placed there to make analysts believe the site was still being built, said Tim Brown, a senior fellow with GlobalSecurity. org.

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GeoEye via ReutersApril 5: A North Korean missile launch facility at Musudan-Ri is spied from 423 miles in space.

 

                        DigitalGlobe Overhead shot of Dongchang-ni missile facility

 

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DigitalGlobe Side-by-side images of Pongdong-ni missile facility in 2006 and completed in 2008.

 

KCNA via AFPAn undated photo released in January 2009 shows a firing drill of two missiles at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

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New Analysis

 

Pongdong-ni Launch Facility. From 2005 thru 2008 North Korea continues construction of the launch pad. Image Source: Left GeoEye/WIA. Center and Right images -DigitalGlobe 

Annotation of the Space Launch Facility

 

             Pongdong-ni Launch Facility. Image Source: DigitalGlobe - Worldview-1

Static Engine Test Stand

 

Pongdong-ni Engine Test Facility. Progress continues on a static engine test stand capable of supporting North Korea's ballistic missile program. Image Source: Left GeoEye/WIA. Center and Right images - DigitalGlobe