Taepodong-1
| Taepodong-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | technology demonstrator |
| Service history | |
| Used by | North Korea |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | North Korea |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 33.4 tons |
| Length | 25.8 m |
| Diameter | 1.8 m |
| Engine | liquid-fueled |
Guidance system | inertial |
| Taepodong-1 | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 대포동-1 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 大浦洞-1 |
| Revised Romanization | Daepodong-1 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taep'odong-1 |
Taepodong-1 (Korean: 대포동-1) was the external designation given to 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.