text: Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 (Hangul: 《광명성―3》호 2호기; Hanja: 光明星3號; English: Bright Star-3 Unit 2 or Lode Star-3 Unit 2), is the first North Korean satellite; an Earth observation spacecraft that was launched on 12 December 2012, 00:49 UTC, in order to replace the original Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, which failed to reach orbit on 13 April 2012.