Facilities
The facilities at Musudan-ri are modest, consisting of a launch pad at 40°51.342′N 129°39.948′E / 40.8557°N 129.6658°E / 40.8557; 129.6658. The launch pad consists of a 30-meter umbilical tower with a top-mounted gantry crane, a flame blast bucket, a launch blockhouse with a connecting access tunnel, two semi-buried liquid fuel storage buildings, a concrete apron/pad and multiple small support buildings. An engine test stand at 40°51.138′N 129°40.788′E / 40.8523°N 129.6798°E / 40.8523; 129.6798, a missile assembly/checkout building at 40°51.348′N 129°39.552′E / 40.8558°N 129.6592°E / 40.8558; 129.6592, a missile control building at 40°51.78′N 129°39.624′E / 40.863°N 129.6604°E / 40.863; 129.6604 and a Ground Tracking Facility (coordinates obtained from Google Earth in June, 2006.).
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