DF-5
Sign in to saveThe Dongfeng5 () or DF-5 is a Chinese second-generation two stage, silo-launched, liquid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missile. The most recent variant of the missile, the DF-5C, was first displayed at the 2025 China Victory Day Parade and is estimated to have a range of approximately with the ability to carry up to 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs).
Key facts
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.name
- DF-5/CSS-4
- Weapon.type
- ICBM
- Weapon.origin
- People's Republic of China
- Weapon.filling
- One (DF-5 & DF-5A)MIRV (up to 10 warheads) (DF-5B & DF-5C)
- Weapon.yield
- 4–5 Mt (non-MIRV warhead) or 5 x 425 Kt (MIRVs)
- Weapon.engine
- Two-stage Liquid-propellant rocket (UDMH/NTO)
- Weapon.payload_capacity
- 8000kg
- Weapon.guidance
- Inertial
- Weapon.accuracy
- ~ CEP
- Weapon.speed
- Mach 22 (26,950 km/h; 16,745 mph; 7.486 km/s)
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Machinery Co.)
- Weapon.service
- 1981–present
- Weapon.used_by
- People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
- Weapon.launch_platform
- Silo
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- service entry
- 1981-01-01
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- DF-5
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9 sectionsContents
- History
- Deployment
- Variants
- DF-5B
- DF-5C
- Gallery
- Operators
- See also
- References
The Dongfeng5 () or DF-5 is a Chinese second-generation two stage, silo-launched, liquid-propelled intercontinental ballistic missile. The most recent variant of the missile, the DF-5C, was first displayed at the 2025 China Victory Day Parade and is estimated to have a range of approximately with the ability to carry up to 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs).
The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10years later. One of the limitations of the missile is that it takes between 30 and 60 minutes to load with liquid fuel (UDMH) and NTO oxidizer. The missile was also used as the basis for the Long March 2 family of launch vehicles.