C-802 (CSS-N-8 Saccade)
Owned By
| Operator: | Iran | Algeria | Syria | Hezbollah |
| Status: | In Service | In Service/On Order | In Service/On Order | In Service |
| Number: | 380 | 25/50 | 40/10 | Unknown |
| Cost: | Unknown | |||
| Acquired: | 1992-2012 | 1st Order: 2000-2002 | 2009- | Before 2006 |
| 2nd Order: Ordered 2012 | ||||
| General Specs: | ||||
| Country of origin: | China | |||
| Manufacturer: | China: China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy (CHETA) (known as the YJ-82) | |||
| Iran produces a copy known as the ‘Noor’ and an extended range variant called the ‘Qadir’ | ||||
| Introduced: | 1988 (Qadir: 2014) | |||
| Range: | 74.56 miles (120 km) – Qadir: 186 miles (300 km) | |||
| Warhead: | 363 lbs (165 kg) | |||
| Speed: | Mach 0.9 | |||
| Weight: | 1576.31 lbs (715 kg) | |||
| Length: | 20.96 ft (6.39 m) | |||
| Diameter: | 14.17 inches (36 cm) | |||
| Wingspan: | 3.87 ft (1.18 m) | |||
| Propellant: | Small turbojet engine | |||
| Guidance System: | Active / Inertial with anti-jamming capability | |||
| Accuracy: | 98 percent hit probability | |||
| Launch Platform: | Aircraft, surface ships, submarines, and land-based batteries. | |||
| Kaman/Sina class | Djebel Chenoua class | Tir class | ||
| Misc: | Hezbollah reportedly launched two C-802s at the INS Hanit off the Lebanese coast. The first missile overshot, hitting and sinking an Egyptian merchant ship. The second hit the Hanit, killing four crew members but only damaging the ship. The Hanit return to port on its own power. | |||
Sources:
- “C-802 / YJ-2 / Ying Ji-802.” Military Analysis Network. Federation of American Scientists, 17 Feb. 2000. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
- “C-802 Cruise Missile.” Israel Missile Defense Association. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
- Pike, John. “C-802 / YJ-2 / Ying Ji-802 / CSS-C-8 / SACCADE.” Global Security.org. N.p., 7 Nov. 2011. Web. 18 Jan. 2014.
- Friedman, Norman. “Missiles and Guided Bombs.” The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems. 5th ed. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute, 2006. 516. Print.
- Trade Registers. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013.
- Mazzetti, Mark, and Thom Shanker. “Arming of Hezbollah Reveals U.S. and Israeli Blind Spots.” The New York Times. N.p., 18 July 2006. Web. 17 Jan. 2014.
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