DF-5

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The Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a second-generation two stage Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile. It has a length of 32.6 metres (107 ft) and a diameter of 3.35 metres (11.0 ft). It weighs in at 183,000 kilograms (403,000 lb) and it has an estimated range of 13,000 to 16,000 kilometres. The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10 years later. One of the limitations of the missile is that it takes between 30 and 60 minutes to load with liquid fuel (UDMH) and NTO oxidizer.

Early model of DF-5 missile.Early model of DF-5 missile.
Early model of DF-5 missile.Early model of DF-5 missile.
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Instrument panel of DF-5 ICBM test displayed at the National Museum of China.Instrument panel of DF-5 ICBM test displayed at the National Museum of China.
Instrument panel of DF-5 ICBM test displayed at the National Museum of China.Instrument panel of DF-5 ICBM test displayed at the National Museum of China.