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DF-41larger figure on 1 of 3
R-36 (missile)larger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source20–22 metres (66–72 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-41 | R-36 (missile) |
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| Type | ICBM[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 2017[source] | 1966–1979 (original variant) 1988–present (R-36M2 Voevoda variant)[source] |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] | Russian Strategic Rocket Forces |
R-36-O
Single source18,900 mm (740 in) - (R-36-O) 32,200 mm (1,270 in)[source]
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (31,425 km/h; 19,625 mph; 8,660 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)[source] | Factory: Yuzhny Machine-Building Plant Developer: Yuzhnoye Design Office[source] |
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| Warhead | MIRV (up to 10 warheads)[source] | Depending on variant (see variants). Newest (R-36M2), 10 × 550–750 kiloton MIRV warheads with a large amount of decoys and other penetration aids . Originally (R-36), 1 × 8–20 megaton warhead.[source] |
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| Engine | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Two or three (R-36MUTTKH and R-36M2) liquid fueled rocket stages First Stage: 1x RD-251 (R-36) 1x RD-251P (R-36P) 1x RD-251M (R-36-O) 1x RD-264 (R-36M) 1x RD-264 (R-36MUTTKh and R-36M2) Second Stage: 1x RD-252 (R-36) 1x RD-252 (R-36P) 1x RD-0228 (R-36M) 1x RD-0255 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-0255 (R-36M2) Third Stage: 1x RD-864 (R-36MUTTKh) 1x RD-869 (R-36M2)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Inertial , likely with stellar and satellite updates[source] | Inertial, autonomous[source] |
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| Accuracy | ~100 m CEP[source] | 220–1,300 m CEP[source] |
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| Launch platform | Silo , road-mobile Transporter erector launcher , rail-mobile[source] | Silo[source] |
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| Status | The Dongfeng-41 or DF-41 ( simplified Chinese : 东风-41 ; traditional Chinese : 東風-41 ; lit. 'East Wind-41'; NATO reporting name : CH-SS-20 ; previously reported as CSS-10 ) is a fourth-generation Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps )[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | From 1962[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $7,000,000[source] |
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| Propellant | — | N 2 O 4 / UDMH[source] |
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