Rodong-1
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| General Information | |
| Type | Medium-range missile |
| Local name | 노동 1 |
| NATO designation | Rodong-1 |
| Country of origin |
 North Korea
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| Manufacturer | unknown |
| development | 1970s |
| Commissioning | 1995 |
| Working time | in service |
| Technical specifications | |
| length | 15.80-16.00 m |
| diameter | 1,320-1,350 mm |
| Combat weight | 15.092 kg |
First stage drive |
Liquid rocket engine |
| Range | 1,200 km |
| Furnishing | |
| steering | Inertial navigation platform |
| Warhead | Nuclear warhead or fragmentation warhead |
| Weapon platforms | Stationary or mobile on a truck |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Rodong-1 (North Korean) or Nodong-1 (South Korean) is a single-stage medium - range missile that was developed in North Korea in the 1980s .
development
In the late 1970s, North Korea began replicating R-17 short-range missiles originally from Poland, Bulgaria and the Soviet Union that had been procured in Egypt . In the early 1980s, the Scud missiles were completely copied. Based on this success, the development of the Nodong-1 probably began in 1989. Western armaments experts assume that Chinese and emigrated Russian engineers (for example from the Makeyev State Missile Center in Miass ) were involved in the development of the Nodong-1. This missile is an enlarged copy of the Scud that was developed through reverse engineering . For this purpose, the Scud-B rocket fuselage was expanded by a factor of about 1.3. An enlarged replica of the Scud rocket engine was also developed and installed.
American spy satellites discovered the Nodong-1 for the first time in May 1990. The first test of the missile took place on 29./30. May 1993, when the rocket crashed into the Sea of Japan after a flight of around 500 km .
It is not exactly known when the Nodong-1 missiles were introduced into the North Korean armed forces. Series production probably began in 1991. Full operational readiness was probably achieved in 1995. It is estimated that North Korea has 75–150 Nodong-1 missiles, with the capacity to produce up to four missiles per month.
The Nodong-1 formed the basis for the later Nodong-2 , also called Nodong-B or Nodong-X . This project was reportedly discontinued in 1997 in favor of the two-stage Taepodong-1 . However, on July 5, 2006, this rocket was tested twice.
technology
The Nodong-1 is a single stage liquid propellant missile . TM-185 , a mixture of gasoline and kerosene , is believed to be used as fuel . AK-27I , a mixture of dinitrogen tetroxide and nitric acid , is probably used as the oxidizer . The rocket motor has a burn time of 110-115 seconds. After the rocket motor burned out, the rocket reached a speed of 3700-3800 m / s. The flight time at a distance of 1500 km is around 12 minutes.
The Nodong-1 is controlled by a rudimentary inertial navigation platform based on the Scud-B control system. Depending on the shooting distance, a precision ( CEP ) of 2000–4000 m is achieved. It is possible that newer versions of the Nodong-1 have been linked to the control system with a GPS guidance system. This improves the precision at 190–250 m. The missile tip with the warhead is detached from the missile fuselage for re-entry .
The entire Nodong-1 system can be transported on roads. The rockets and all associated components are housed on trailer trains. Alternatively, a modified MAZ-543 can be used as a transport and launch vehicle. It will probably take 120–150 minutes to prepare for the start and to get ready to fire.
The missile can be equipped with a warhead weighing up to 1158 kg. A different range is achieved depending on the payload. With a payload of 550 kg, the Nodong-1 has a range of up to 1600 km. With the full payload of 1158 kg, the range is 1350 km. The missile can be equipped with a selection of different warheads:
- Nuclear warhead
- Fragmentation warhead
- 150 5 kg bomblets (submunition)
- Chemical warfare agents
- Biological warfare agents
distribution
The North Korean developers, bypassing the missile technology control regime, exported complete Nodong-1 missiles and key components to Pakistan and Iran . In Pakistan there is a further development of the missile known as Ghauri-1 (test starts took place on April 6, 1998 and April 14, 1999). The Iranian Shahab-3 is also a further development of the Nodong-1. Reportedly, North Korean engineers were present at the missile tests in Iran and Pakistan, while Iranian and Pakistani experts were present at the Korean tests.
Other suspected missile component exports went to Syria and Libya .
See also
Web links
- North Korean Missiles: Nodong on fas.org (Federation of American Scientists)
- No-dong-A on GlobalSecurity.org Charles P. Vick 2006 (English)
- No Dong 1 on Missilethreat.com (English)
- A History of Ballistic Missile Development in the DPRK: Rodong 1 , James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (English)
- North Korea's missile program , BBC News, May 27, 2009
- The medium-range missiles: Nodong-1 / Shahab-3 / Ghauri-1 DTIG, March 2008
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19
- ↑ FliegerRevue October 2008, pp. 42–46, The Satellite That Wasn't One - Rocket Power North Korea