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description: "Yongnim Missile Operating Base (Missile & space): Located 242 kilometers north of the demilitarized zone and only 65 kilometers from the Chinese border, the Yongnim Missile Operating Base is an undeclared ballistic missile operating ICBM base in Chagang Province."
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 Missile & space 

# Yongnim Missile Operating Base

Located 242 kilometers north of the demilitarized zone and only 65 kilometers from the Chinese border, the Yongnim Missile Operating Base is an undeclared ballistic missile operating ICBM base in Chagang Province.

**Active** status CSIS Beyond Parallel 

**Ryongrim** Jagang province 

**2024** CSIS report 

Ryongrim · Jagang

Yongnim Missile Operating Base · 40.4833°N, 126.5018°E [Google Maps ↗](https://www.google.com/maps/@40.483324,126.501814,15z/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-the-yongnim-missile-operating-base/)

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