DF-15

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Dong Feng 15
Type	SRBM
Service history
Used by	PRC
Production history
Manufacturer	Academy of Rocket Motors Technology
Specifications
Weight	6,200 kg
Length	9.1 m
Diameter	1.0 m

Warhead	One
Blast yield	350-500 kT

Engine	single-stage solid-propellant rocket
Operational range	600 km
Speed	?
Guidance system	Inertial + GPS

The Dong-Feng 15 (a.k.a. M-9, CSS-6) is a short-range ballistic missile developed by the People's Republic of China. It is the only non-nuclear missile being used by the People's Liberation Army Second Artillery Corps.

[edit] History

Development on the DF-15 began in 1985 with a finalized design proposal being approved by the PLA in 1987. From the late 1980s to the mid 1990's, testing of the missile was done in the Gobi Desert. The first public display of the missile took place at the Beijing Defense Exposition in 1988. The SAC had allegedly deployed a small number of the missiles the following year.