Taepo Dong-2C/3/Unha-2
Taepo Dong-2 with redesigned booster engines for space launch capability. First test flight occurred on July 4-5, 2006, however, it failed 35 seconds after launch. GlobalSecurity.org reported that the North Koreans have since further developed the technology to the point that the Taepo Dong 2C "amo unts to a completely new Taepo Dong-3 design." Iran is said to have pursued acquisition of this technology without success, as of this update.
The Nuclear Threat Initiative, among other sources, indicates that this new design may also have been designated the Unha-2 by the North Koreans.
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