Municiones

HQ-61B

Also known as
  • HQ61B
  • HQ-61
  • Hongqi-61
  • Hongqi-61B
  • Hungchi-61
  • RF-61
  • SD-1
  • Model Type 571
  • CSA-N-2

HQ-61B es el integrante naval embarcado de la familia china de misiles tierra-aire de corto alcance HQ-61 / Hongqi-61. Referencias abiertas asocian la misma familia con RF-61, SD-1, Model Type 571 y el nombre de informe de la OTAN CSA-N-2, al tiempo que distinguen el sistema terrestre HQ-61A de la instalación naval HQ-61B montada en fragatas Type 053H2G / clase Jiangwei I.

HQ-61B, Misil tierra-aire de corto alcance lanzado desde buques, Municiones
Image source: Sea Forces: Type-053H2G Jiangwei I-class frigate
Profile / Specs

Specifications

Guiado
Autoguiado radar semiactivo con guiado por mando por radio
Propulsion
Motor cohete de combustible solido
Velocidad
Maxima reportada de Mach 3
Alcance
Reportado de 2,5 a 10 km
Lanzador
Lanzador embarcado 1x6 en las fragatas Type 053H2G / clase Jiangwei I
Control de tiro
Iluminador Type 342 con configuracion Type 343 o 345 en la clase
Variants

Las referencias abiertas tratan al HQ-61 / Hongqi-61 como una familia que abarca sistemas de misiles tierra-aire embarcados y terrestres moviles. Este registro cubre la designacion naval HQ-61B / RF-61 / CSA-N-2.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
HQ-61ASistema movil terrestre de misiles tierra-aire

GlobalSecurity describe el HQ-61A como la version terrestre del Ejercito desarrollada con maxima comunalidad a partir del trabajo sobre el misil buque-aire.

Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61A / Army Development

RF-61Designacion alternativa embarcada

GlobalSecurity incluye RF-61 entre las etiquetas de la familia HQ-61 y describe la disposicion del lanzador, control de tiro, radar, misil y deposito rotatorio de municiones del HQ-61B embarcado.

Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / RF-61 / SD-1 / Model Type 571 / CSA-N-2

Plataformas de lanzamiento

La instalacion naval HQ-61B estuvo asociada con las fragatas Type 053H2G / Jiangwei I. Los cascos convertidos para la guardia costera son contexto util de supervivencia, pero las fuentes indican que el lanzador HQ-61 fue retirado durante la conversion.

LauncherLauncher typeLaunch evidence
Type 053H2G / Jiangwei I-class frigate, Guided-missile frigate and converted patrol vessel class, Naval SystemsType 053H2G / Jiangwei I-class frigatePlataforma embarcada original de lanzamiento

Weaponsystems.net y Sea Forces enumeran la clase Type 053H2G / Jiangwei I con un lanzador 1x6 HQ-61 o HQ-61B, lo que convierte a la clase en la plataforma de catalogo mas clara para la instalacion del misil naval.

Sources: Weaponsystems.net: Type-053H2G class, Sea Forces: Type-053H2G Jiangwei I-class frigate

Haijing 2202, China Coast Guard patrol cutter, Naval SystemsHaijing 2202Antiguo casco Type 053H2G

Haijing 2202 es un ejemplo vinculado de un antiguo casco Type 053H2G tras la conversion para guardia costera; GlobalSecurity informa que los buques convertidos tuvieron retirado el lanzador Red Flag-61 / HQ-61.

Sources: GlobalSecurity: Haijing 31239

Shipboard Fit And Successor Context

Referencias navales abiertas vinculan el HQ-61B con la configuracion de las fragatas Type 053H2G / Jiangwei I, no con fragatas chinas posteriores. La disposicion embarcada documentada era un unico lanzador HQ-61 de seis celdas en la clase Type 053H2G, mientras que la fragata Type 053H3 / clase Jiangwei II posterior paso al HQ-7 para defensa aerea local.

Configuracion del lanzador

Las fuentes sobre Type 053H2G enumeran un lanzador sextuple HQ-61 o HQ-61B en la configuracion de combate de la fragata.

Cascos convertidos

Los antiguos buques Type 053H2G convertidos para servicio con la China Coast Guard estan documentados sin el lanzador HQ-61.

Cobertura visual

La galeria conserva imagenes de buques Type 053H2G de configuracion exacta y anade una foto de museo con licencia de misiles HQ-61 como contexto de la familia de misiles.

Timeline

HQ-61B Key Events

  1. Se solicita trabajo sobre SAM de media y baja altitud

    Las autoridades chinas solicitaron un estudio de misil tierra-aire de media y baja altitud que luego paso a formar parte del programa Hongqi-61 / HQ-61.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy Development

  2. Se adopta la designacion Hongqi-61

    GlobalSecurity informa que el concepto anterior Hongqi-41 fue incorporado a la planificacion nacional y redesignado Hongqi-61 / HQ-61 antes de que continuara el trabajo de predesarrollo.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy Development

  3. Se asigna el trabajo buque-aire

    La Comision Militar Central ordeno la modificacion del Hongqi-61 en un misil buque-aire, con Shanghai No.2 Bureau of Machinery and Electronics como responsable del desarrollo.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy Development

  4. Se finaliza el concepto embarcado

    La Armada, la No.7 Academy of the 6th Ministry of Machine Building y Shanghai No.2 Bureau of Machinery and Electronics finalizaron el concepto embarcado e iniciaron el trabajo de desarrollo del misil buque-aire HQ-61.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy Development

  5. Pruebas maritimas embarcadas reportadas

    GlobalSecurity informa de pruebas maritimas embarcadas exitosas en noviembre-diciembre de 1986 contra blancos guiados y aereos.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy Development

  6. Aprobada la certificacion del diseno

    Las autoridades de certificacion de productos militares del Consejo de Estado y la Comision Militar Central aprobaron el diseno del HQ-61, y GlobalSecurity dice que la forma naval formal fue denominada HQ-61B.

    Sources: GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy Development

Media

HQ-61B Images

HQ-61B, Misil tierra-aire de corto alcance lanzado desde buques, Municiones - view 1
Source: Sea Forces: Type-053H2G Jiangwei I-class frigate
HQ-61B, Misil tierra-aire de corto alcance lanzado desde buques, Municiones - view 2
Source: Wikimedia Commons: Pair of HQ-61 missiles
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Sources

GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / RF-61 / SD-1 / Model Type 571 / CSA-N-2Publisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports HQ-61 family background, ship-launched guidance, launcher fit, and technical specifications for the naval missile family. | Accessed: 2026-07-02GlobalSecurity: HQ-61 / Navy DevelopmentPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports HQ-61 development history, Shanghai No.2 Bureau of Machinery and Electronics responsibility, and the HQ-61B 6-cell launcher fit on Type 053H2G frigates. | Accessed: 2026-07-02GlobalSecurity: HQ-61A / Army DevelopmentPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports HQ-61A as the Army ground-to-air version developed from the ship-to-air missile work. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Weaponsystems.net: Type-053H2G classPublisher: WeaponSystems.net | Note: Supports the Type 053H2G class weapon fit, including the 1x6 HQ-61B short-range surface-to-air missile arrangement. | Accessed: 2026-07-02GlobalSecurity: Type 053H2G Jiangwei frigates specificationsPublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports the Type 053H2G / Jiangwei armament fit with one HQ-61 sextuple launcher and the Jiangwei II follow-on fit with HQ-7. | Accessed: 2026-07-02GlobalSecurity: Haijing 31239Publisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports China Coast Guard conversion context for former Type 053H2G hulls and reports removal of the Red Flag-61 / HQ-61 launcher from converted ships. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Sea Forces: Type-053H2G Jiangwei I-class frigatePublisher: Sea Forces | Note: Supports image provenance for the Type 053H2G class page photo showing the HQ-61 SAM fit and broader class background. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Wikimedia Commons: Pair of HQ-61 missilesPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for an open-license PLA Naval Museum photograph of HQ-61 missiles; used as missile-family gallery context rather than as a shipboard HQ-61B launcher image. | Accessed: 2026-07-02