Paektusan 1
PRK Wikipedia 
Built & Operated By
Korean Committee of Space Technology
Government
Maiden Flight
31 AUG 1998
About
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.
Vehicle Specifications
Height
25.8 m
Diameter
1.8 m
Launch Mass
33 T
Thrust
525 kN
Stages
3
Configuration
Expendable
Launch Record
Total Launches
1
Successful
0
Failed
1