C-101 | |
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Type | anti-ship, and air to surface cruise missile |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
Used by | China |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation [1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 1.85 t (ship launched) [2] 1.5 t (air-launched) [2] |
Length | 6.5 m (ship launched) [2] 7.5 m (air-launched) [2] |
Diameter | 0.54 m [2] |
Wingspan | 1.62 m [2] |
Warhead | 300 kg warhead [3] |
Detonation mechanism | Semi-armor-piercing [3] |
Engine | Ramjet [2] |
Propellant | Kerosene [2] |
Operational range | 50 km [4] |
Flight altitude | 50 m (cruising) [2] 5 m (terminal) [2] |
Maximum speed | Mach 2 [2] |
Guidance system | Radar [5] |
Launch platform | Air, surface |
The C-101 is a Chinese supersonic anti-ship cruise missile. [6] It is manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy. [1]
The C-101 was an early Chinese supersonic cruise missile. It has been described as unsuccessful. [6] [7]
The People's Liberation Army Navy designation is YJ-1 (Chinese :鹰击-1; pinyin :yingji-1; lit.'eagle strike 1'; NATO reporting name: CSS-X-5). [6] [7]
The C-101 is launched with solid-fuel rocket boosters to a speed of Mach 1.8. [8] Two ramjets sustain a cruise and impact speed of Mach 2. [9] At three kilometers from the target, the missile descends from a cruise altitude of 50 meters [10] to 5 meters. [11]