The Pukguksong-1, also designated KN-11 by the United States and rendered Polaris-1 in Korean, is a two-stage, solid-fueled submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by North Korea. It resembles the Soviet-designed R-27 (SS-N-6 Serb) missile in outward appearance. Ejection testing began in October 2014, and imagery of early flight tests appeared in May 2015. Two launches late in 2015 failed soon after leaving the launcher or failed to eject. The first successful flight, on April 23, 2016, covered about 30 km from near Sinpo, and an August 24, 2016 test flew 500 km into Japan's air defense identification zone. The missile is about 9 m long and 1.5 m in diameter, and is estimated to have a range near 1,200 km. Early variants reportedly used a liquid-fueled motor that was replaced by a solid-fueled system in 2016. It was first shown on parade on April 15, 2017.
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is a two-stage, solid-fueled North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)
Pukguksong-1 (Wikipedia)
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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.
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