Bhubaneswar, Oct 4: India successfully test fired
its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable ballistic missile Prithvi-II
from a test range in Odisha, an official said.
The 350-km range missile blasted off from
the launch complex No.III at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) of
Chandipur in Balasore district, around 230 km from here.
"The test was successful," ITR director M.V.K.V. Prasad told IANS.
The launch was carried out by the Indian armed
forces, as part of user trial, and monitored by the scientists of
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).
Prithvi is India's first indigenously built ballistic missile.
It is one of the five missiles being developed under the country's Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
The medium-range missile, with flight duration of
483 seconds and reaching a peak altitude of 43.5 km, has the capability
to carry a 500-kg warhead.
Prithvi uses an advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring capabilities and comes within metres of its target.
The missile has been successfully flight tested in the past on a number of times as part of the training exercise.
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