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description: "Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base (Missile & space): Approximately 27 kilometers from the China-North Korean border, the Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base is an undeclared North Korean missile base."
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 Missile & space 

# Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base

Approximately 27 kilometers from the China-North Korean border, the Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base is an undeclared North Korean missile base.

**Active** status CSIS Beyond Parallel 

**Thaechon** North Pyongan province 

**2025** CSIS report 

Thaechon · North Pyongan

Sinpung-dong Missile Operating Base · 40.3163°N, 125.2765°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.316252,125.276505,15z/data=!3m1!1e3) · Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics 

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## Source

- [**CSIS Beyond Parallel** beyondparallel.csis.org ↗ ](https://beyondparallel.csis.org/undeclared-north-korea-sinpung-dong-missile-operating-base/)

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