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Configuration
| Specification | DF-26 | DF-31 |
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| Speed | — | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] |
| Type | IRBM ASBM[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | 2016[source] | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source] |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force |
Mass
Single source54 t (54,000 kg ; 60 short tons )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation[source] | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] |
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| Warhead | 1,200–1,800 kg thermonuclear weapon Conventional[source] | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Accuracy | 100 m (330 ft) CEP[source] | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] |
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| Launch platform | Mobile launcher[source] | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] |
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| Status | The Dongfeng-26 or DF-26 ( simplified Chinese : 东风-26 ; traditional Chinese : 東風-26 ; lit. 'East Wind-26'; NATO reporting name : CH-SS-18 ) is an intermediate-range ballistic missile of the Dongfeng series deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force and produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | — |
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| Flight altitude | — | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] |
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