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Taepodong 1

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
Successes: 0
Partial Failures: 0
Failures: 1
Success Streak: 0
Success Rate: 0%
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Configurations

Taepodong 1
KCST
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 280 kN
Payload to LEO: 20 kg
Payload to GTO: 0 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 0
Rocket Height: 24.0 m
Fairing Diameter: 0.88 m
Fairing Height: 3.1 m

Launch Sites

Pad 1, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, North Korea

Launches

KCST
Taepodong 1 | Kwangmyŏngsŏng 1
Mon Aug 31, 1998 03:07 UTC
Pad 1, Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, North Korea