Agni-III ballistic missile successfully test-fired off Odisha coast

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Last Updated : Apr 16 2015 | 1:07 PM IST

The nuclear-capable missile, which has a range of over 3,000 km, was launched on a user trial basis.

Reports quoted test range director M V KV Prasad, as saying from the launch base that the test-firing had been successful.

The Agni-III missile is capable of carrying warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes. It is 16 metres in length and weighs 48 tonnes. The missile has a two-stage solid propellant system. It can re-enter the atmosphere at a very high velocity.

The Agni-III is a rail mobile system capable missile and can be launched from anywhere in India.

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First Published: Apr 16 2015 | 12:59 PM IST

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