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大浦洞-1
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Daepodong-1
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Taep'odong-1
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is a three-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.
On
August 31 ,
1998 , it was announced by the North Koreans that they had used this rocket to launch their first satellite
Kwangmyongsong from a pad on the
Musudan-ri peninsula. However, western sources never announced the detection of the satellite in orbit; it is thought that the third stage failed to fire and the satellite decayed very quickly.
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After the launch of Kwangmyongsong, the following launch data was released. For an orbital flight the first stage burns for 95 seconds and lands in the
Sea Of Japan (East Sea of Korea) at . The second stage burns for 144 seconds and impacts the
Pacific Ocean at . The third stage burns for a further 27 seconds. According to the North Korean media the object was in orbit about 5 minutes after launch. Broadcast excerpted in
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- Liftoff thrust: 525.25 kN
- Total mass: 33406 kg
- Diameter: 1.80 m
- Length: 25.80 m
The rocket's first stage is a
Nodong-1 IRBM .
