Taepodong-1

Taepodong-1
Typetechnology demonstrator
Service history
Used by North Korea
Production history
Manufacturer North Korea
Specifications
Mass33.4 tons
Length25.8 m
Diameter1.8 m

Engineliquid-fueled
Guidance
system
inertial
Taepodong-1
Chosŏn'gŭl
대포동-1
Hancha
大浦洞-1
Revised RomanizationDaepodong-1
McCune–ReischauerTaep'odong-1

Taepodong-1 (Korean: 대포동-1) was a three-stage technology demonstrator developed by North Korea, a development step toward an intermediate-range ballistic missile. The missile was derived originally from the Scud rocket and was tested once in 1998 as a space launch vehicle. As a space launch vehicle, it was sometimes called the Paektusan 1.[1]

  1. ^ Wade, Mark. "Paektusan 1". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2017.