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India Test Fires Prithvi Missile

January 23, 2004 :: Channel News Asia :: News

India has conducted the 23rd test of its Prithvi (Earth) nuclear-capable missile. The missile was fired from a mobile launcher from the integrated test range Interim Test Range at Chandipur in the Orissa state, located on the eastern coast of India. Indian defense sources said that the test was successful and that the missile hit its target accurately.
        Versions of Prithvi have ranges from 150-350km. Prithvi can reach a target at a distance of 150 km in just 300 seconds, and is said to have a minimum range of 40 km. Prithvi can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads, with a payload weight up to 1000 kg.
        Prithvi was first tested in 1988, and are believed to have entered service in 1994. Some reports suggest that Prithvis are equipped to carry multiple nuclear weapons. The Prithvi-350, or P-3, is believed to be ship-launched.

 

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