Back Pukguksong-1 German Pukguksong-1 Spanish KN-11 French Pukkuksong-1 ID KN-11 Italian 北極星1号 Japanese KN-11 Korean 北極星一號潛射彈道導彈 Chinese
| 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)[1] |
| 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[2] |
| Propellant | Liquid (2015), solid (2016–) |
Operational range | |
Launch platform | Sinpo-class submarine |
| Pukguksong-1 | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 북극성-1 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | 北極星-1 |
| Revised Romanization | Bukgeukseong-1 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pukkŭksŏng-1 |
The Pukguksong-1[a] (Korean: 북극성-1; lit. Polaris 1),[b] 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.[8]
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.[9] North Korea has never announced the actual operational range and payload, as this technical information is probably considered classified.
- ^ Park, Ju-min (14 February 2017). "New nuclear-capable missile test a success, North Korea says". Reuters.
- ^ (LEAD) N. Korea claims successful launch of SLBM - Yonhap, 24 April 2016
- ^ Range of the North Korean KN-11 Sub-Launched Missile - Union of Concerned Scientists
- ^ "S. Korea confirms DPRK's development of new missile - Xinhua - English.news.cn". news.xinhuanet.com.
- ^ (News Focus) S. Korea building up anti-submarine defense amid North's SLBM advances - Yonhap, 26 April 2016
- ^ "김정은위원장 전략잠수함 탄도탄수중시험발사 지도". Korean Central News Agency (in Korean). 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ "Kim Jong Un Guides Strategic Submarine Underwater Ballistic Missile Test-fire". Korean Central News Agency. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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