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== History ==
== History ==


On [[August 31]], [[1998]], it was announced by the North Koreans that they had used this rocket to launch their first satellite [[Kwangmyŏngsŏng]] from a pad on the [[Musudan-ri]] peninsula. However, the satellite failed to achieve orbit; outside observers conjecture that the additional third stage either failed to fire or malfunctioned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/opapers/op2/lrdes.htm|title=A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK|work=Center for Nonproliferation Studies Occasional Papers|accessdate=2006-04-08}}</ref> (''see [[Kwangmyŏngsŏng]]''). This is contrary to official statements of the North Korean state media, which stated that the satellite achieved orbit about 5 minutes after launch. <ref>Broadcast excerpted in {{cite web|url=http://astronautix.com/details/kwa11163.htm|title=Kwangmyongsong|work=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=2006-04-08}}</ref> On this single launch, the main two-stage booster flew for 1,646 km without any significant problems.<ref>[http://www.rian.ru/world/20060707/51040626.html Все названия испытываемых в КНДР ракет в иностранной печати придуманы], RIA Novosti, 07-07-2006</ref> Thus, the Taepodong-1 is North Korea's longest-range operational ballistic missile after the [[Musudan (missile)|Musudan-1]].
On August 31, 1998, it was announced by the North Koreans that they had used this rocket to launch their first satellite [[Kwangmyŏngsŏng]] from a pad on the [[Musudan-ri]] peninsula. However, the satellite failed to achieve orbit; outside observers conjecture that the additional third stage either failed to fire or malfunctioned<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cns.miis.edu/pubs/opapers/op2/lrdes.htm|title=A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK|work=Center for Nonproliferation Studies Occasional Papers|accessdate=2006-04-08}}</ref> (''see [[Kwangmyŏngsŏng]]''). This is contrary to official statements of the North Korean state media, which stated that the satellite achieved orbit about 5 minutes after launch. <ref>Broadcast excerpted in {{cite web|url=http://astronautix.com/details/kwa11163.htm|title=Kwangmyongsong|work=Encyclopedia Astronautica|accessdate=2006-04-08}}</ref> On this single launch, the main two-stage booster flew for 1,646 km without any significant problems.<ref>[http://www.rian.ru/world/20060707/51040626.html Все названия испытываемых в КНДР ракет в иностранной печати придуманы], RIA Novosti, 07-07-2006</ref> Thus, the Taepodong-1 is North Korea's longest-range operational ballistic missile after the [[Musudan (missile)|Musudan-1]].


In 2003 the US Defense Intelligence Agency reported to the Congress that, "We have no information to suggest Pyongyang intends to deploy the Taepo Dong 1 (TD-1) as a surface-to-surface missile in North Korea. We believe instead that the vehicle was a test bed for multi-stage missile technologies."<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2003_hr/021103qfr-dia.pdf E:\PICKUP\89797A<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On the other hand, some Russian sources claim that as of 2009, North Korea has deployed 25-30 Taepodong-1 missiles.<ref>[http://vzgliad.ru/society/2009/3/27/269591.html Взлет не разрешен], vzgliad.ru, March 27, 2009</ref>
In 2003 the US Defense Intelligence Agency reported to the Congress that, "We have no information to suggest Pyongyang intends to deploy the Taepo Dong 1 (TD-1) as a surface-to-surface missile in North Korea. We believe instead that the vehicle was a test bed for multi-stage missile technologies."<ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/2003_hr/021103qfr-dia.pdf E:\PICKUP\89797A<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> On the other hand, some Russian sources claim that as of 2009, North Korea has deployed 25-30 Taepodong-1 missiles.<ref>[http://vzgliad.ru/society/2009/3/27/269591.html Взлет не разрешен], vzgliad.ru, March 27, 2009</ref>

Revision as of 23:06, 23 December 2009

Taepodong-1
File:Taepodong2.jpg
TypIRBM
Service history
In service25-30 ?
Used by North Korea
Production history
Manufacturer North Korea
Specifications
Mass33,4 tons
Length25,8 m
Diameter1,8 m
WarheadOne HE / WMD ? / Satellite ?
Blast yield1,000 kg HE
Engineliquid-fueled
Operational
range
2,500 km
Guidance
system
inertial
Taepodong-1
Chosŏn'gŭl
대포동-1
Hancha
大浦洞-1
Revised RomanizationDaepodong-1
McCune–ReischauerTaep'odong-1

Taepodong-1 is a two-stage intermediate-range ballistic missile developed in North Korea and currently in service there. The missile was derived originally from the Scud rocket, and can allegedly serve as both a nuclear delivery system and a space launch vehicle.

History

On August 31, 1998, it was announced by the North Koreans that they had used this rocket to launch their first satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng from a pad on the Musudan-ri peninsula. However, the satellite failed to achieve orbit; outside observers conjecture that the additional third stage either failed to fire or malfunctioned[1] (see Kwangmyŏngsŏng). This is contrary to official statements of the North Korean state media, which stated that the satellite achieved orbit about 5 minutes after launch. [2] On this single launch, the main two-stage booster flew for 1,646 km without any significant problems.[3] Thus, the Taepodong-1 is North Korea's longest-range operational ballistic missile after the Musudan-1.

In 2003 the US Defense Intelligence Agency reported to the Congress that, "We have no information to suggest Pyongyang intends to deploy the Taepo Dong 1 (TD-1) as a surface-to-surface missile in North Korea. We believe instead that the vehicle was a test bed for multi-stage missile technologies."[4] On the other hand, some Russian sources claim that as of 2009, North Korea has deployed 25-30 Taepodong-1 missiles.[5]

According to post-launch analysis of the launch vehicle, debris from the third stage fell as far as 4,000 kilometers from the launch pad. Some analysts believe that a three-stage space booster variant of the Taepodong-1 could be capable of travelling as far as 5,900 kilometers with a very small payload.[6]

Description

  • Liftoff thrust: 525.25 kN
  • Total mass: 33 406 kg
  • Diameter: 1.80 m
  • Length: 25.80 m
  • Range with 1,500 kg of payload: 2,000 km
  • Range with 1,000 kg of payload: 2,500 km
  • Range with 50 kg of payload and third stage: 6,000 km[7]

The rocket's first stage is a Rodong-1 MRBM, and the second stage is a Hwasong-6 short-range ballistic missile.

Operators

Notes

  1. ^ "A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK". Center for Nonproliferation Studies Occasional Papers. Retrieved 2006-04-08.
  2. ^ Broadcast excerpted in "Kwangmyongsong". Encyclopedia Astronautica. Retrieved 2006-04-08.
  3. ^ Все названия испытываемых в КНДР ракет в иностранной печати придуманы, RIA Novosti, 07-07-2006
  4. ^ E:\PICKUP\89797A
  5. ^ Взлет не разрешен, vzgliad.ru, March 27, 2009
  6. ^ CRS report for Congress
  7. ^ Pekdosan-1 ("Taepodong-1"), skyrocket.de

See also

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