North Korea conducts longest ICBM test

Pyongyang has carried out what appears to be its longest ever test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), with a flight time of 86 minutes, according to South Korea


NORTH KOREAN ICBM TESTS
Missile flight paths

Oct 31, 2024: 7,000km
Jul 2023: 6,648km 
Dec 2023: 6,518km 
Mar 2022: 6,248km 
Nov 2022: 6,100km 
Mar 2023: 6,000km 
Feb 2023: 5,700km 
Nov 2017: 4,475km

Nov 2017
3,725km, 2,802km

Nov 2022: 1,920km 
May 2022: 780km

Altitude of International Space Station

Hwasong-18 
Hwasong-17 
Hwasong-15 
Hwasong-14 
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Distance travelled (km)

Note: Chart only shows successful tests for which data is available


Hwasong-18


Sources: CNS North Korea Missile Test Database, Washington Post
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