Korean Committee of Space Technology

The Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST; Korean: 조선우주공간기술위원회, Hanja: 朝鮮宇宙空間技術委員會) was the agency of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) responsible for the country's space program.

It is known to have been founded sometime in the 1980s,[1] and most likely is connected to the Artillery Guidance Bureau of the Korean People's Army.

The KCST was responsible for all operations concerning space exploration and construction of satellites.

On 12 March 2009, North Korea signed the Outer Space Treaty and the Registration Convention,[2] after a previous declaration of preparations for a new satellite launch.

[6] A follow-up attempt the following December, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 entered polar orbit as confirmed by various countries.