Submarine-launched ballistic missile launch area known to have been used for 7 launches from 1982 to 2005, reaching up to 1000 kilometers altitude.
Longitude: 125.0000 deg.
Latitude: 35.0000 deg.
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DF-31 Version of JL-2. Mobile, solid propellant, land-based, medium range, three-stage ballistic missile. Basis for the KT-1 light orbital launch vehicle. The missile was tested on the ground in 1995. Ejection tests from the transport-launch tube began in 1998. The first flight test took place on 1 August 1999. Deployment was not expected until 2005-2010. More...
Associated Launch Vehicles
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JL-1 Chinese submarine-launched ballistic missile. Two stage vehicle consisting of 1 x DF-21 + 1 x DF-21 St2 More...
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JL-2 Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile. DF-23, DF-31 are land based versions. More...
Associated Programs
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Long March The amazing story of rocket development in China is given in the milestones below. More...
Yellow Sea Launch Area Chronology
1982 April 30 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 35.0 N x 125.0 E.
Launch Platform: HULU?.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-1.
LV Configuration: JL-1 CSS-NX-3.
- Test mission - .
Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1982 October 12 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 35.0 N x 125.0 E.
Launch Platform: GOLF-C.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-1.
- Test mission - .
Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
1985 September 28 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 35.0 N x 125.0 E.
Launch Platform: XIA.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-1.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test mission - .
Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).
1988 September 27 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 35.0 N x 125.0 E.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-1.
- First JL-1 SLBM launch. - .
Nation: China. Program: Long March. Summary: First successful JL-1 launch, impacting 123.53 deg N, 28.13 deg E..
- Test mission - .
Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi).
2004 July 1 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 35.0 N x 125.0 E.
Launch Platform: XIA?.
LV Family:
DF-31.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-2.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Julang-2 - .
Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).
2005 June 12 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Pad: 35.0 N x 125.0 E.
Launch Platform: XIA?.
LV Family:
DF-31.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-2.
- - .
Nation: China. Agency: PRC. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
2008 May 29 - .
Launch Site:
Yellow Sea Launch Area.
Launch Vehicle:
JL-2.
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Nation: China. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).
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