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The Dongfeng 5[Wǔ] (Chinese: 東風-5 literally East Wind 5) or DF-5 is a 3 stage Chinese ICBM. It has a length of 32.6 m and a diameter of 3.35 m. It weighs in at 183000 kilograms and it has an estimated range of 12000 to 15000 kilometers. The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10 years later. One of the downsides of the missile is that it takes between 30 and 60 minutes to fuel. The DF-5 is due to be replaced by the DF-41.
