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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.
Missions
1
Success Rate
0.0%
Successes
0
Failures
1
Success Streak
0
Partial Failures
0
Active in 1998
Rocket
Height: 24m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 20 kg
GTO: 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust
280 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 0.88m
Height: 3.1m
Stages
3