Pukguksong-1
| Pukguksong-1 | |
|---|---|
Artist rendition of the missile | |
| 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 | Claimed: Pukguksong-2 and Hwasong-11S |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 7.05 metres (23.1 ft) 7.4 metres (24 ft) (with grid fins) |
| Diameter | 1.07–1.13 metres (3.5–3.7 ft) |
| Warhead | nuclear, conventional |
| Engine | Liquid-propelled engine (2015) Solid-propelled engine (2016) |
Operational range | 500–2,500 km (310–1,550 mi) (estimated) |
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 (Korean: 북극성-1; lit. Polaris 1), also known as KN-11 in intelligence communities outside North Korea, is a North Korean two-stage solid-fueled submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) that had 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.