General Satellite Control Center
39°02′33″N 125°42′35″E / 39.0425°N 125.7098°E / 39.0425; 125.7098Site history Built 2000-2005 (2000-2005) Built by North Korea Organizations Facilities Space launch vehicles Programs Satellites
The General Satellite Control Center(위성관제총합지휘소) is the main mission control center of North Korea's space program. It is located in Pothonggang District, Pyongyang[1] in a two-storey white building,[2] and controlled by the Korean Committee of Space Technology. The mission control center was first shown in 2009 in the KCTV broadcasting announcing the launching of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-2. Late leader Kim Jong-il visited the control center with Kim Jong-un in 2009 before the launch of the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite.
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North Korean space program
- General Satellite Control Center
- Sohae Satellite Launching Station
- Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground
- Paektusan
- Unha
- Chollima-1
