North Korean satellite launching facility in North Hamgyong Province, near the northern tip of the East Korea Bay. Two orbital launch attempts were made—one in 1998 and the other in 2009—but both suffered failures. No launches have been attempted from this facility since then, and construction efforts in 2011 on a new launch pad able to accommodate larger space launch vehicles were suspended in 2013. As of October 2016, nothing of significance has occurred.