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General Satellite Control Center
North Korea
Technicians at their desks before Kwangmyongsong-3 launch in 2012.
General Satellite Control Center
Coordinates	39°02′33″N 125°42′35″E / 39.0425°N 125.7098°E / 39.0425; 125.7098
Site history
Built	2000-2005 (2000-2005)
Built by	North Korea

The General Satellite Control Center (Korean: 위성관제총합지휘소; Hanja: 衛星管制総合指揮所) is the main mission control center of North Korea's space program. It is located in Pothonggang District, Pyongyang in a two-storey white building, 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.

References

1. BBC journalists staying in “Beverly Hills” of Pyongyang (UPDATED)
2. "DPRK ready to launch satellite", Xinhua, April 11, 2012.

• Space program of North Korea
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• 2005 establishments in North Korea
• Buildings and structures in Pyongyang
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