fairing separates 144 seconds after launch. This is followed by the depletion and separation of the second stage, 266 seconds into the flight, resulting in an impact about downrange. The third stage, which is spin-stabilised, then burns for 27 seconds to insert the payload into low Earth orbit. The payload is estimated at 6 kg mass. See also Korean People's Army Strategic Force Military of North Korea References External links Encyclopedia Astronautica Federation of American Scientists Space launch vehicles of North Korea Ballistic missiles of North Korea Intermediate-range ballistic missiles of North Korea