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Measured figures
CM-501GA
Single sourceCM-501X
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CM-501 | Python (missile) |
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| Speed | CM-502: Mach 1.1[source] | Mach 4[source] |
| Type | anti-ship , anti-tank , land-attack missile / loitering munition[source] | Short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 2019-present[source] | — |
CM-501XA
Single sourceCM-501GA: 2 m (6.6 ft) CM-501X: 3.2 m (10 ft) CM-501XA: 2 m (6.6 ft)[source]
Length
Single source3.1 metres (10 feet )[source]
Diameter
Single source160 millimetres (6.3 inches )[source]
CM-501G
Single sourceCM-501GA
Single sourceCM-501X
Single sourceCM-501XA
Single sourceCM-502
Single sourceCM-501G: 150 kg (330 lb) CM-501GA: 100 kg (220 lb) CM-501X: 170 kg (370 lb) CM-501XA: 100 kg (220 lb) CM-502: 45 kg (99 lb)[source]
Mass
Single source103.6 kilograms (228 pounds 6 ounces )[source]
Operational; CM-5012
Single sourceOperational; CM-501G
Single sourceOperational; CM-501GA
Single sourceOperational; CM-501X/XA
Single sourceCM-501G: 70 km (43 mi) CM-501GA: 40 km (25 mi) CM-501X/XA: 70 km (43 mi) CM-5012: 25 km (16 mi)[source]
Operational; >
Single source>20 kilometres (12 miles )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by |
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People's Liberation Army[source] |
See operators[source] |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Unit cost | depends on models[source] | Shafrir series: Shafrir-1: US$20,000[source] |
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| Produced | 2010s-present[source] | Shafrir series: 1961–1983 Python series: 1980–present[source] |
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| Warhead | CM-501G: 40 kg (88 lb) HE CM-501GA: 20 kg (44 lb) HE CM-501X: 20 kg (44 lb) HE CM-501XA: 8.5 kg (19 lb) HE CM-502: 11 kg (24 lb) HE/SAP-HE[source] | 11 kg (24 lb 4 oz)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact / Proximity / Semi-armor-piercing[source] | proximity[source] |
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| Engine | CM-501G/GA/CM-502: solid-fuel rocket CM-501X/XA: turbojet with rocket booster[source] | solid fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Propellant | solid fuel[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | All variant: Datalink + Satellite + INS CM-501G: Combined IIR , SAL CM-501GA: Combined IIR , TV CM-501X/XA: TV / IIR / passive radar / combined IIR with mmW CM-502: TV/ IIR /SAL[source] | infrared homing + 320×240 pixel dual waveband electro-optical imaging seeker, lock on after launch, with infrared counter-counter-measures (IRCCM)[source] |
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| Launch platform | Air-launched, vertical launch system on ground, naval vehicles.[source] | Aircraft: BAE Sea Harrier CASA C-101 Aviojet F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle Leonardo M-346FA Master Saab JAS 39 Gripen Sukhoi Su-30MKI Su-25KM Scorpion[source] |
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| Wars | — | Yom Kippur War Falklands War 1982 Lebanon War 2006 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | N/A[source] |
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