JL-1
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The Julang-1, also known as the JL-1 and in US nomenclature as the CSS-N-3, is China
's first submarine launched nuclear ballistic missile
.
The JL-1 was deployed on Xia class submarine
in 1986. The Type 092 Xia class nuclear submarines have 12 launch tubes.
The JL-1 was initially tested and deployed on the PLAN's modified Golf class SSB. The Golf has since been modified again for further testing of other missiles, such as the JL-2, which has test launched multiple times with varying levels of success.
The DF-21
appears to be a land-based version of the JL-1.
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's first submarine launched nuclear ballistic missile
Ballistic missile
A ballistic missile is a missile that follows a sub-orbital ballistic flightpath with the objective of delivering one or more warheads to a predetermined target. The missile is only guided during the relatively brief initial powered phase of flight and its course is subsequently governed by the...
.
History
Research and development began in 1967 and detailed design in the early 1970s, with a first land launch 30 April 1982 and a sea launch from a Project 629A (Golf) class submarine on 12 October 1982. The general designer of the missile is Huang Weilu [黄纬禄] 1916-; academician Chen Deren (陈德仁, 1922 - December 21, 2007) served as deputy chief designer. The missile was assembled at Factory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group Limited Liability Company [南京晨光集团有限责任公司]).The JL-1 was deployed on Xia class submarine
Xia class submarine
The 6,500-ton Type 092 Daqingyu submarine was the first ballistic missile-carrying, nuclear-powered submarine class deployed by the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy, and the first SSBN designed and built in Asia...
in 1986. The Type 092 Xia class nuclear submarines have 12 launch tubes.
The JL-1 was initially tested and deployed on the PLAN's modified Golf class SSB. The Golf has since been modified again for further testing of other missiles, such as the JL-2, which has test launched multiple times with varying levels of success.
The DF-21
DF-21
The Dong-Feng 21 is a two-stage, solid-propellant, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile developed by China Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy. Development started in the late 1960s and was completed around 1985-86, but it was not deployed until 1991...
appears to be a land-based version of the JL-1.