{
  "id": "c-801",
  "name": "C-801",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Short-range anti-ship cruise missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1992,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "IRN",
    "MMR",
    "THA",
    "YEM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 5,
  "summary": "The C-801 is the export version of the YJ-8. The C-801 was not marketed after 2003.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": 165,
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Warhead weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Rocket; solid rocket",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 0.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Inertial navigation/active radar homing terminal guidance",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "C-801",
      "text": "The C-801 is the export version of the YJ-8. The C-801 was not marketed after 2003.",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-8",
      "text": "Basic version with fixed wings",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-8A",
      "text": "Modified YJ-8 with folding wings.",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-81",
      "text": "Air-launched version without the booster.",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "YJ-82",
      "text": "Submarine-launched version.",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-801K",
      "text": "Export version of the YJ-81",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "C-801Q",
      "text": "Export version of YJ-82.",
      "src": [
        "weg-c-801"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "cruise",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/c-801.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-c-801": {
      "title": "C-801 Chinese Short-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/C-801_Chinese_Short-Range_Anti-Ship_Cruise_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}