long_corner = 1.55E7 lat_corner = 5.01E6 long_corner = 1.37E7 lat_corner = 4.3E6 Site = Pyongsong Field 1 missile test launches ---------------- Hwasong-15 (ICBM) - November 28, 2017 - Success Site = Pukchang Airfield 1 missile test launches ---------------- Hwasong-12 (IRBM) - April 28, 2017 - Failure Site = Panghyon 1 missile test launches ---------------- Hwasong-14 (ICBM) - July 04, 2017 - Success Site = North Kusong Testing Ground 1 missile test launches ---------------- Hwasong-12 (IRBM) - May 14, 2017 - Success Site = Mupyong-ni Arms Plant 1 missile test launches ---------------- Hwasong-14 (ICBM) - July 28, 2017 - Success Site = Lake Yonpung 1 missile test launches ---------------- Polaris-2 (MRBM) - May 21, 2017 - Success Site = Kusong Testing Ground 1 missile test launches ---------------- Polaris-2 (MRBM) - February 11, 2017 - Success Site = Chihari Missile Base 1 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-C (SRBM) - July 01, 1991 - Success Site = Pyongyang International Airport 2 missile test launches ---------------- Hwasong-12 (IRBM) - August 28, 2017 - Unknown Hwasong-12 (IRBM) - September 14, 2017 - Success Site = Panghyon Airbase 2 missile test launches ---------------- Musudan (IRBM) - October 14, 2016 - Failure Musudan (IRBM) - October 19, 2016 - Failure Site = Nampo 2 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-C (SRBM) - March 01, 2015 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - March 01, 2015 - Success Site = Masikryong 2 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-C (SRBM) - June 29, 2014 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - June 29, 2014 - Success Site = Kaesong 2 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-C (SRBM) - July 13, 2014 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 13, 2014 - Success Site = Sunchon Airbase 4 missile test launches ---------------- Nodong (MRBM) - March 26, 2014 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - March 26, 2014 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - March 18, 2016 - Failure Nodong (MRBM) - March 18, 2016 - Success Site = Sohae Satellite Launching Station 7 missile test launches ---------------- Unha-3 (SLV) - April 13, 2012 - Failure Unha-3 (SLV) - December 12, 2012 - Success Unha-3 (SLV) - February 07, 2016 - Success ER Scud (MRBM) - March 05, 2017 - Success ER Scud (MRBM) - March 05, 2017 - Success ER Scud (MRBM) - March 05, 2017 - Success ER Scud (MRBM) - March 05, 2017 - Success Site = Sinpo Shipyard 8 missile test launches ---------------- Polaris-1 (SLBM) - May 08, 2015 - Success Polaris-1 (SLBM) - November 28, 2015 - Failure Polaris-1 (SLBM) - December 21, 2015 - Failure Polaris-1 (SLBM) - April 23, 2016 - Success Polaris-1 (SLBM) - July 09, 2016 - Failure Polaris-1 (SLBM) - August 23, 2016 - Success Hwasong-12 (IRBM) - April 04, 2017 - Failure Hwasong-12 (IRBM) - April 15, 2017 - Failure Site = Wonsan Kalma International Airport 10 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-C (SRBM) - March 03, 2014 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - March 03, 2014 - Success Musudan (IRBM) - April 15, 2016 - Failure Musudan (IRBM) - April 27, 2016 - Failure Musudan (IRBM) - April 28, 2016 - Failure Musudan (IRBM) - May 30, 2016 - Failure Musudan (IRBM) - June 21, 2016 - Success Musudan (IRBM) - June 21, 2016 - Failure Unknown (Unknown) - March 21, 2017 - Failure Scud-C MaRV (SRBM) - May 28, 2017 - Success Site = Hwangju 12 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-C (SRBM) - July 09, 2014 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 09, 2014 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - March 10, 2016 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - March 10, 2016 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 18, 2016 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - July 18, 2016 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 18, 2016 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - August 02, 2016 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - August 02, 2016 - Failure ER Scud (MRBM) - September 05, 2016 - Success ER Scud (MRBM) - September 05, 2016 - Success ER Scud (MRBM) - September 05, 2016 - Success Site = Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground 17 missile test launches ---------------- Scud-B (SRBM) - April 09, 1984 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - April 09, 1984 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - April 09, 1984 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - September 01, 1984 - Failure Scud-B (SRBM) - September 01, 1984 - Failure Scud-B (SRBM) - September 01, 1984 - Failure Unknown (Unknown) - May 01, 1986 - Unknown Nodong (MRBM) - May 01, 1990 - Failure Scud-C (SRBM) - June 01, 1990 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - June 01, 1992 - Failure Scud-C (SRBM) - May 29, 1993 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - May 29, 1993 - Unknown Nodong (MRBM) - May 29, 1993 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - May 30, 1993 - Success Taepodong-1 (SLV) - August 31, 1998 - Failure Unha (SLV) - July 05, 2006 - Failure Unha (SLV) - April 05, 2009 - Failure Site = North Wonsan 20 missile test launches ---------------- KN-02 (SRBM) - May 18, 2013 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - May 18, 2013 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - May 18, 2013 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - May 19, 2013 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - May 20, 2013 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - May 20, 2013 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - June 26, 2014 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - August 14, 2014 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - September 01, 2014 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - September 06, 2014 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - February 08, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - February 08, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - February 08, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - February 08, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - February 08, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - April 02, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - April 03, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - April 03, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - April 03, 2015 - Success KN-02 (SRBM) - April 03, 2015 - Success Site = Kittaeryong Missile Base 20 missile test launches ---------------- Nodong (MRBM) - July 05, 2006 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - July 05, 2006 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - July 05, 2006 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2006 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2006 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - July 05, 2006 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Nodong (MRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Scud-C (SRBM) - July 05, 2009 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - February 27, 2014 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - February 27, 2014 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - February 27, 2014 - Success Scud-B (SRBM) - February 27, 2014 - Success Scud-B MaRV (SRBM) - August 25, 2017 - Failure Scud-B MaRV (SRBM) - August 25, 2017 - Success Scud-B MaRV (SRBM) - August 25, 2017 - Success
The SGMap Procedure


year = 1986 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Unknown year = 1993 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Unknown year = 1993 launches = 3 Test Outcome = Success year = 2013 launches = 6 Test Outcome = Success year = 2014 launches = 19 Test Outcome = Success year = 1991 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Success year = 2009 launches = 7 Test Outcome = Success year = 2009 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Failure year = 2006 launches = 6 Test Outcome = Success year = 2006 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Failure year = 1998 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Failure year = 1992 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Failure year = 1990 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Success year = 1990 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Failure year = 1984 launches = 3 Test Outcome = Success year = 1984 launches = 3 Test Outcome = Failure year = 2012 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Success year = 2012 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Failure year = 2015 launches = 13 Test Outcome = Success year = 2015 launches = 2 Test Outcome = Failure year = 2017 launches = 1 Test Outcome = Unknown year = 2017 launches = 14 Test Outcome = Success year = 2017 launches = 5 Test Outcome = Failure year = 2016 launches = 14 Test Outcome = Success year = 2016 launches = 10 Test Outcome = Failure
The SGPlot Procedure


North Korea's 117 Missile Tests
Data source: Center for Nonproliferation Studies (on nti.org)
09APR1984 - 28NOV2017
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Obs Date Test Outcome Distance Traveled Missile Type Missile Name Facility Name Other Name
1 Mon, 9 Apr 1984 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-B Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
2 Mon, 9 Apr 1984 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-B Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
3 Mon, 9 Apr 1984 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-B Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
4 Sat, 1 Sep 1984 Failure Unknown SRBM Scud-B Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
5 Sat, 1 Sep 1984 Failure Unknown SRBM Scud-B Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
6 Sat, 1 Sep 1984 Failure Unknown SRBM Scud-B Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
7 Thu, 1 May 1986 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
8 Tue, 1 May 1990 Failure Unknown MRBM Nodong Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
9 Fri, 1 Jun 1990 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
10 Mon, 1 Jul 1991 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Chihari Missile Base Chiha-ri Taepodong Base
11 Mon, 1 Jun 1992 Failure Unknown MRBM Nodong Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
12 Sat, 29 May 1993 Success 500 km MRBM Nodong Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
13 Sat, 29 May 1993 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
14 Sat, 29 May 1993 Unknown Unknown SRBM Scud-C Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
15 Sun, 30 May 1993 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
16 Mon, 31 Aug 1998 Failure 1,380 km SLV Taepodong-1 Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
17 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Success Unknown MRBM Nodong Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
18 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Success Unknown MRBM Nodong Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
19 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Success Unknown MRBM Nodong Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
20 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Success Unknown MRBM Nodong Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
21 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Failure Unknown SLV Unha Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
22 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
23 Wed, 5 Jul 2006 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
24 Sun, 5 Apr 2009 Failure   SLV Unha Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground Musudan-ri
25 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success Unknown MRBM Nodong Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
26 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success Unknown MRBM Nodong Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
27 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success   SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
28 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success   SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
29 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success   SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
30 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success   SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
31 Sun, 5 Jul 2009 Success   SRBM Scud-C Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
32 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 Failure Unknown SLV Unha-3 Sohae Satellite Launching Station North Pyongan
33 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 Success N/A SLV Unha-3 Sohae Satellite Launching Station North Pyongan
34 Sat, 18 May 2013 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
35 Sat, 18 May 2013 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
36 Sat, 18 May 2013 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
37 Sun, 19 May 2013 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
38 Mon, 20 May 2013 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
39 Mon, 20 May 2013 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
40 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 Success 200 km SRBM Scud-B Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
41 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 Success 200 km SRBM Scud-B Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
42 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 Success 200 km SRBM Scud-B Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
43 Thu, 27 Feb 2014 Success 200 km SRBM Scud-B Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
44 Mon, 3 Mar 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
45 Mon, 3 Mar 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
46 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 Success 650 km MRBM Nodong Sunchon Airbase  
47 Wed, 26 Mar 2014 Success 650 km MRBM Nodong Sunchon Airbase  
48 Thu, 26 Jun 2014 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
49 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Masikryong Masikryong Ski Resort, Masik Pass
50 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Masikryong Masikryong Ski Resort, Masik Pass
51 Wed, 9 Jul 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Hwangju Unknown
52 Wed, 9 Jul 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Hwangju Unknown
53 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Kaesong  
54 Sun, 13 Jul 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Kaesong  
55 Sat, 26 Jul 2014 Success 500 km SRBM Scud-C Unknown Unknown
56 Thu, 14 Aug 2014 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
57 Mon, 1 Sep 2014 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
58 Sat, 6 Sep 2014 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
59 Sun, 8 Feb 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
60 Sun, 8 Feb 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
61 Sun, 8 Feb 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
62 Sun, 8 Feb 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
63 Sun, 8 Feb 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
64 Sun, 1 Mar 2015 Success 490 km SRBM Scud-C Nampo  
65 Sun, 1 Mar 2015 Success 490 km SRBM Scud-C Nampo  
66 Thu, 2 Apr 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
67 Fri, 3 Apr 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
68 Fri, 3 Apr 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
69 Fri, 3 Apr 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
70 Fri, 3 Apr 2015 Success Unknown SRBM KN-02 North Wonsan  
71 Fri, 8 May 2015 Success Unknown SLBM Polaris-1 Sinpo Shipyard  
72 Sat, 28 Nov 2015 Failure N/A SLBM Polaris-1 Sinpo Shipyard  
73 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 Failure N/A SLBM Polaris-1 Sinpo Shipyard  
74 Sun, 7 Feb 2016 Success N/A SLV Unha-3 Sohae Satellite Launching Station North Pyongan
75 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
76 Thu, 10 Mar 2016 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
77 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 Failure Unknown MRBM Nodong Sunchon Airbase  
78 Fri, 18 Mar 2016 Success 800 km MRBM Nodong Sunchon Airbase  
79 Fri, 15 Apr 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
80 Sat, 23 Apr 2016 Success 30 km SLBM Polaris-1 Sinpo Shipyard  
81 Wed, 27 Apr 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
82 Thu, 28 Apr 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
83 Mon, 30 May 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
84 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
85 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 Success 400 km IRBM Musudan Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
86 Sat, 9 Jul 2016 Failure Unknown SLBM Polaris-1 Sinpo Shipyard  
87 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 Success 500 km MRBM Nodong Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
88 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
89 Mon, 18 Jul 2016 Success Unknown SRBM Scud-C Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
90 Tue, 2 Aug 2016 Failure Unknown MRBM Nodong Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
91 Tue, 2 Aug 2016 Success 1000 km MRBM Nodong Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
92 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 Success 500 km SLBM Polaris-1 Sinpo Shipyard  
93 Mon, 5 Sep 2016 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
94 Mon, 5 Sep 2016 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
95 Mon, 5 Sep 2016 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Hwangju Pyongyang Highway
96 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Panghyon Airbase Panghyon Airport
97 Wed, 19 Oct 2016 Failure Unknown IRBM Musudan Panghyon Airbase Panghyon Airport
98 Sat, 11 Feb 2017 Success 500 km MRBM Polaris-2 Kusong Testing Ground  
99 Sun, 5 Mar 2017 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Sohae Satellite Launching Station  
100 Sun, 5 Mar 2017 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Sohae Satellite Launching Station  
101 Sun, 5 Mar 2017 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Sohae Satellite Launching Station  
102 Sun, 5 Mar 2017 Success 1000 km MRBM ER Scud Sohae Satellite Launching Station  
103 Tue, 21 Mar 2017 Failure   Unknown Unknown Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
104 Tue, 4 Apr 2017 Failure 60 km IRBM Hwasong-12 Sinpo Shipyard  
105 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 Failure 0 km IRBM Hwasong-12 Sinpo Shipyard  
106 Fri, 28 Apr 2017 Failure   IRBM Hwasong-12 Pukchang Airfield  
107 Sun, 14 May 2017 Success 787 km IRBM Hwasong-12 North Kusong Testing Ground  
108 Sun, 21 May 2017 Success 500 km MRBM Polaris-2 Lake Yonpung  
109 Sun, 28 May 2017 Success 400 km SRBM Scud-C MaRV Wonsan Kalma International Airport Wonsan Airbase
110 Tue, 4 Jul 2017 Success 933 km ICBM Hwasong-14 Panghyon Panghyon-Dong, Panghyon-Nodongjagu, Panghyon Testing Site
111 Fri, 28 Jul 2017 Success 998 km ICBM Hwasong-14 Mupyong-ni Arms Plant Mupyong-ni Missile Base, 2.8 General Machines Plant, Mupyong-ni TEL Facility
112 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 Failure N/A SRBM Scud-B MaRV Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
113 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 Success 250 km SRBM Scud-B MaRV Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
114 Fri, 25 Aug 2017 Success 250 km SRBM Scud-B MaRV Kittaeryong Missile Base Gitdaeryung
115 Mon, 28 Aug 2017 Unknown 2700 km IRBM Hwasong-12 Pyongyang International Airport Sunan, PY Airport, Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
116 Thu, 14 Sep 2017 Success 3700 km IRBM Hwasong-12 Pyongyang International Airport Sunan, PY Airport, Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
117 Tue, 28 Nov 2017 Success 950 km ICBM Hwasong-15 Pyongsong Field March 16 Factory