C-802

C-802, CSS-N-8 Saccade
A model of the C-802A on display at the Farnborough International Air Show 2010.
Type	Anti-ship missile
Place of origin	People's Republic of China
Service history
In service	1989–present
Used by	See operators list
Production history
Manufacturer	China Haiying Electromechanical Technology Academy (中国海鹰机电技术研究院)
Specifications
Weight	715 kg
Length	6.392 m
Diameter	36 cm
Warhead	165 kg time-delayed semi-armour-piercing high-explosive (C-802) 190 kg (C-802A) 190 kg (C-802KD) 285 kg (CM-802AKG)
Engine	turbojet engine
Wingspan	1.22 m (unfolded); 0.72 m (folded)
Operational range	≈500 km (C-805) 350+ km (C-803) 290 km (CM-708UNB) 280 km (CM-802AKG) 200 km (KD-88) 180 km (C-802A) 120 km (C-802)
Flight altitude	3–5 m (attacking); 5–7 m (cruising)
Speed	Mach 0.9
Guidance system	Inertial and terminal active radar
Launch platform	ground-based vehicles, naval ships, fixed-wing aircraft

The C-802 is the export upgraded version of the Chinese anti-ship missile YJ-8 (Chinese: 鹰击-8, literally "Eagle Strike"; NATO reporting name: CSS-N-8 Saccade), first unveiled in 1989 by the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy (CHETA), also known as the Third Academy. Due to the Yingji-82 missile's small radar reflectivity, low attack flight path (only five to seven meters above the sea surface) and strong anti-jamming capability of its guidance system, target ships have a very small chance of intercepting the missile. The single shot hit probability of the Yingji-82 is unknown, though one unreferenced source claims it to be as high as 98%. The Yingji-82 can be launched from airplanes, surface ships, submarines and land-based vehicles.

It is commonly misunderstood even in China that C-802 is the export version of YJ-82 (Chinese: 鹰击-82) but actually YJ-82 is the submarine-borne version of YJ-8 and it never was exported.

The C-802 anti-ship missile was derived from the Chinese YJ-8 (C-801) with extended range. The YJ-82 is externally similar to the YJ-8, and has the same solid-propellant rocket booster and guidance system as the YJ-8. The most distinctive difference on the YJ-82 is that it employs a turbojet with paraffin (kerosene)-based fuel to replace the original solid rocket engine. For this reason the fuselage was extended to accommodate the extra fuel. The maximum range of the missile has also been extended from the original 40 km (or 80 km for YJ-81/C-801A) to 120 km.

The YJ-82 is almost identical to the YJ-8 in appearance apart from a slightly longer fuselage and an air inlet for the turbojet engine. The missile has a slim body and ovoid nose. There are four front delta wings, four smaller control surfaces, and four large tail stabilising wings. The tail wings are mounted on the rocket booster and are lost when the booster detaches from the missile body. The air inlet is located between the main fins under the missile body. The front and tail wings are folded when the missile is in the launcher.