LAUNCHER INFO

Taepodong-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.

MANUFACTURER INFO

Korean Committee of Space Technology

LAUNCHER SPECIFICATIONS

(diameter)

1.8 m

TO GTO

null kg

(length)

25.8 m

TO LEO

null kg

(reusable)

false

LAUNCH STATISTICS