DF-15
Missile · China
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Chinese mobile solid propellant intermediate range ballistic missile.
Maximum range: 605 km (375 mi). Number Standard Warheads: 1. Warhead yield: 20 KT. CEP: 1.35 km (0.83 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Maximum range: 750 km (460 mi). Initial Operational Capability: 1990.
Subtopics
Shaheen 1 Pakistani mobile single-stage solid propellant intermediate range ballistic missile, a license-assembled Chinese DF-15. First flown in 1999. Entered service 2003. Project managed by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission.- Shaheen 3 Pakistani indigenous long-range missile, designed by Pakistani scientists using Chinese technology. Development cancelled in 2000.
- Shaheen 1A Pakistani mobile single-stage solid propellant intermediate range ballistic missile. Improved version of the Shaheen 1, with double the range but improved accuracy. Said to have a launch mass of 10,000 kg with a 1,000 kg warhead.
Related
- Family
- IRBM
- Country
- China
- Propellants
- Solid
- Launch Sites
- Taiyuan, South China
- Agency
- China ARMT
Chronology
21 events
1988?
Launch Site: Taiyuan. Launch Vehicle: DF-15.1995
Launch Site: South China. Launch Vehicle: DF-15.1996 March 7
16:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Leping. Launch Vehicle: DF-15.1996 March 7
17:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Leping. Launch Vehicle: DF-15.1996 March 7
18:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Leping. Launch Vehicle: DF-15.1996 March 13
Launch Site: Leping. Launch Vehicle: DF-15.1999 January 15
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1. FAILURE: Failure.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1999 April 15
04:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Test mission - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2002 October 4
02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2003 October 8
03:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2003 October 14
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2004 December 8
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2006 November 29
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2008 January 25
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2010 May 8
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.2012 April 25
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1A.- Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). R&D flight..
2013 April 10
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Haft-IV RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test.
2014 November 17
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1A.- RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). Test flight..
2015 March 9
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 3.- RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test flight..
2015 December 11
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 3.- Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Arabian Sea..
2015 December 15
Launch Site: Sonmiani. LV Family: DF-15. Launch Vehicle: Shaheen 1.- Shaheen RV - . Nation: Pakistan. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission. Impacted in Arabian Sea..