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The Korla Missile Test Complex is a
The construction of the Korla Missile Test Complex began in 2009.
In 2015 the DN-3’s anti-satellite capabilities are believed to have been tested with a launch from Korla.
In 2016 the complex hosted a midcourse ballistic missile defense test. The PLA claimed that four successful tests had taken place at Korla.
A 2017 launch from Korla is believed to have been a test of a HQ-19 anti-satellite weapon.
In February 2018 the DN-3 was launched from Korla against a
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...
(PLA) facility located outside of Korla
Korla,The official spelling according to also known as Kurla, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency or from Mandarin Chinese as Ku'erle or Kuerle, is the second largest city in Xinjiang. I ...
, Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
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Overview
The Korla Missile Test Complex is located in Xinjiang province. According to the US Air Force the complex is likely connected to the People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force (PLASSF). As of 2014 the base primarily consisted of twolaunch pad
A launch pad is an above-ground facility from which a rocket-powered missile or space vehicle is vertically launched. The term ''launch pad'' can be used to describe just the central launch platform ( mobile launcher platform), or the ent ...
s and a central support area.
Testing of the Dong Neng-3
The Dong Neng-3 (; DN-3/KO09) is a Chinese ballistic missile defense system.
Design
The system is generally believed to be based on the DF-21 with elements of the SC-19 also incorporated.
The interceptor is hit-to-kill. It can also be used ...
(DN-3) has primarily occurred at the Korla Missile Test Complex.
Units
PLA Unit 63618 is based at the Korla Missile Test Complex, the unit is tasked withballistic missile defense
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles. Conceived as a defense against nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), ...
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History
The construction of the Korla Missile Test Complex began in 2009.
In 2015 the DN-3’s anti-satellite capabilities are believed to have been tested with a launch from Korla.
In 2016 the complex hosted a midcourse ballistic missile defense test. The PLA claimed that four successful tests had taken place at Korla.
A 2017 launch from Korla is believed to have been a test of a HQ-19 anti-satellite weapon.
In February 2018 the DN-3 was launched from Korla against a DF-21
The Dong-Feng 21 (DF-21; NATO reporting name CSS-5 - Dong-Feng () is a two-stage, solid-fuel rocket, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) in the Dong Feng series developed by China Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology A ...
based target in space.
See also
*Lop Nur
Lop Nur or Lop Nor (from a Mongolian name meaning "Lop Lake", where "Lop" is a toponym of unknown origin) is a former salt lake, now largely dried up, located in the eastern fringe of the Tarim Basin, between the Taklamakan and Kumtag desert ...
References
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