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Family: Long March. Country: China. Status: Hardware.

Development of the original DF-3 10,000 km missile was undertaken personally by Chien Hue Shen, the father of Chinese rocketry, but faced insurmountable technical and management difficulties. It was cancelled and replaced by the DF-4.


Specifications


DF-3 Chronology


1960 Nov 14 -
1964 Sep 12 -
1966 Dec 26 - Launch Site: Jiuquan .
1970 Jan 30 - Launch Site: Jiuquan .

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