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TY-90

Air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles

TY-90 is a air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles originating in China. It was built by China Aviation Industry Corporation I. Reported operators include China.

Origin: China
Manufacturer: China Aviation Industry Corporation I

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Length: 1.95m
Diameter: 90mm
Mass: 25kg
Range: 0.5–8kmOperational
Wingspan: 216mm

Technical data

Specifications

18 fields · 1 source · retrieved 1 Oct 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 25 kg¹
Length: 1.95 meter¹

True scale

Size in context

Length: 1.95 m
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Diameter

90 mm¹

Wingspan

216 mm¹

weight

20 kg¹

Performance

Operational range: 0.5 – 8 km¹
Flight ceiling: 6 km¹
Flight altitude: 0 – 6 km¹
Maximum speed: > Mach 2¹
speed: > Mach 2¹

Systems & armament

Warhead: 3 kg warhead¹
Engine: Solid-fuel rocket motor¹
Guidance system: ImIR IR¹
guidance: infrared homing¹

Programme

Produced: since 1990s¹
Detonation mechanism: impact / proximity¹
Propellant: Solid fuel¹
Launch platform: Air & surface¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

TY-90 · Wikipedia revision 1365592088 ↗
Type
Infobox (TY-90) · Type
Air-to-air & surface-to-air missiles
Place of origin
Infobox (TY-90) · Place of origin
China
In service
Infobox (TY-90) · In service
1990’s – present
Used by
Infobox (TY-90) · Used by
China
Manufacturer
Infobox (TY-90) · Manufacturer
China Aviation Industry Corporation I
Produced
Infobox (TY-90) · Produced
since 1990s
Mass
Infobox (TY-90) · Mass
25 kg
Length
Infobox (TY-90) · Length
1.95 meter
Diameter
Infobox (TY-90) · Diameter
90 mm
Wingspan
Infobox (TY-90) · Wingspan
216 mm
Warhead
Infobox (TY-90) · Warhead
3 kg warhead
Detonation mechanism
Infobox (TY-90) · Detonation mechanism
impact / proximity
Engine
Infobox (TY-90) · Engine
Solid-fuel rocket motor
Propellant
Infobox (TY-90) · Propellant
Solid fuel
Operational range
Infobox (TY-90) · Operational range
0.5 – 8 km
Flight ceiling
Infobox (TY-90) · Flight ceiling
6 km
Flight altitude
Infobox (TY-90) · Flight altitude
0 – 6 km
Maximum speed
Infobox (TY-90) · Maximum speed
> Mach 2
Guidance system
Infobox (TY-90) · Guidance system
ImIR IR
Launch platform
Infobox (TY-90) · Launch platform
Air & surface
weight
Specifications (TY-90) · weight
20 kg
guidance
Specifications (TY-90) · guidance
infrared homing
speed
Specifications (TY-90) · speed
> Mach 2