2006 North Korean Missile Test - Details

Details

The table below shows the time for all the seven missiles launched. Of particular interest is the 4th launch, a Taepodong-2 rocket. Reports that the missile flew for only 42 seconds were contradicted by a confidential report by South Korea's National Intelligence Service. They contended, according to a Chosun-Ilbo article published July 6, that instead the missile flew for seven minutes before veering from its trajectory. However, DoD officials indicated that the stable missile boost phase of 42 seconds and the subsequent tumbling out of control to impact into the Sea of Japan was only airborne for close to two minutes.

# Launch time
(July 5, Korean local time = UTC+9 h)
Launch site Type Impact time (in minutes) Impact site
1 03:23/03:33
(= July 4 18:33 UTC)
Kittaeryong Scud-C Sea of Japan
2 04:04 Kittaeryong Nodong-A Sea of Japan
3 04:59 Kittaeryong Scud-C or Nodong-A 07:17 Sea of Japan
4 05:01 Taepodong/Musudan-ri
(40°50′50″N 129°37′43″E / 40.8471°N 129.6285°E / 40.8471; 129.6285)
Taepodong-2 Failed after
42 seconds
Sea of Japan
5 07:12 Kittaeryong Nodong-A 07:36 Sea of Japan
61 08:20 Kittaeryong Scud-C/Nodong-A Sea of Japan
7 08:22 Kittaeryong Nodong or Scud 17:28 Sea of Japan

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