JL-1

Julang-1 (JL-1), NATO : CSS-N-3
JL-1 and JL-2.
TypeSLBM
Service history
Used byChina
Production history
DesignerHuang Weilu
Designed1970s
ManufacturerFactory 307 (Nanjing Dawn Group)
Produced1980s
Specifications
Mass14,700 kilograms (32,400 lb)
Length10.7 metres (35 ft)
Width1.4 metres (4.6 ft)
Warheadnuclear
Blast yield250-500Kt

PropellantSolid fuel
Operational
range
1,770 km (JL-1), 2,500 km (JL-1A)
Guidance
system
Inertial
Launch
platform
Xia class submarine

The Julang-1 (Chinese: 巨浪-1; pinyin: Jù Làng Yī; lit. 'Huge Wave-1', also known as the JL-1; NATO reporting name CSS-N-3) was China's first generation nuclear submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). According to a US Department of Defense report in 2011, the operational status of the JL-1 was "questionable".[1]

  1. ^ Taylor, Marcus; Tamerlani, Eric; Farnsworth, Timothy (June 2013). "Pentagon Sees China Progressing on SLBM". Arms Control Today. 43 (5). Arms Control Association: 31–32. JSTOR 23629520.