General Satellite Control Center

The General Satellite Control Center (Korean: 위성관제총합지휘소) is the main mission control center of North Korea's space program. It is located in Pothonggang District, Pyongyang^[1] in a two-storey white building,^[2] 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.

General Satellite Control Center
North Korea
Technicians at their desks before Kwangmyongsong-3 launch in 2012.
Location
General Satellite Control Center
Coordinates	39.0425°N 125.7098°E / 39.0425; 125.7098
Site history
Built	2000–2005
Built by	North Korea