Pukguksong-1
The Pukguksong-1 or Pukkŭksŏng-1, Bukgeukseong-1 (Korean: 북극성1호, lit. 'Polaris-1'), alternatively KN-11 in intelligence communities outside North Korea, is a North Korean, two-stage submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that was successfully flight tested on 24 August 2016.
| Pukguksong-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | Submarine-launched ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | North Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2016–2017 (South Korean estimates) 2018 (US estimates) |
| Used by | North Korea |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | North Korea |
| Produced | 2015 (first known test year) |
| Variants | Land-based mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile (Pukguksong-2) |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 7.05 metres (23.1 ft) 7.4 metres (with grid fins) |
| Diameter | 1.07–1.13 metres (3.7 ft) |
| Warhead | nuclear, conventional |
| Engine | Solid fuel rocket |
| Propellant | Liquid (2015), solid (2016–) |
Operational range |
|
Launch platform | Sinpo-class submarine |
| Pukguksong-1 | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 북극성1호 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Bukgeukseong-1ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukkŭksŏng-1ho |
Pukguksong-1 is officially recognized by North Korea, South Korea and the United States as a missile that went through a complete, successful test on 24 August 2016. North Korea has never announced the actual operational range and payload, as this technical information is probably considered classified. Most countries do this: e.g., the United States considers the exact operational range of its current SLBM, UGM-133 Trident II, as classified information as well.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.