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Paektusan 1

1FLIGHTS
1FAILURES
Aug 1998FIRST FLIGHT
NOREUSABLE
HEIGHT25.8 m
DIAMETER1.8 m
LAUNCH MASS33 kg
LIFTOFF THRUST525 kN
STAGES3

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.

Height25.8 m (85 ft)
Diameter1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Launch Mass33 kg (73 lbs)
Stages3