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Short range ballistic missile. IOC: 1995. Country: India. Status: Active.

Single stage vehicle. First units deployed in 1995.

Manufacturer: Bharat. Launches: 27. Failures: 2. Success Rate: 92.59%. First Launch Date: 1988-02-25. Last Launch Date: 2007-05-09. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 0 N ( lbf). Total Mass: 14,000 kg (30,000 lb). Core Diameter: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Total Length: 8.48 m (27.81 ft). Span: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Standard warhead mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Maximum range: 154 km (95 mi). Standard warhead CEP: 0.24 km (0.14 mi). Boost Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Cruise Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Guidance: Inertial.

  • Stage1: 1 x Agni TD-2. Gross Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Motor: 1 x Prithvi. Length: 8.50 m (27.80 ft). Diameter: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Propellants: Solid.
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Dhanush. Status: Active.

Short-range, sea-based, liquid-propellant ballistic missile thought to be a variant of the Prithvi.

Manufacturer: HAL. Launches: 4. Failures: 1. First Launch Date: 2000-04-11. Last Launch Date: 2007-03-30. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 0 N ( lbf). Total Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Core Diameter: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Total Length: 8.50 m (27.80 ft). Maximum range: 150 km (90 mi).

  • Stage1: 1 x Agni TD-2. Gross Mass: 4,500 kg (9,900 lb). Motor: 1 x Prithvi. Length: 8.50 m (27.80 ft). Diameter: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Propellants: Solid.

Prithvi Chronology

1988 February 25 - Sriharikota -. Prithvi 1 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1989 September 27 - Sriharikota -. Prithvi 2 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1991 February 11 - Sriharikota -. Prithvi 3 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1992 - Sriharikota -. Prithvi 7 FAILURE: Failure. Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 0 km ( mi).

1992 May 5 - Balasore -. Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1992 August 18 - Balasore -. Prithvi 8 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1993 February 7 - Balasore -. Prithvi 10 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1993 June 1 - Balasore -. Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1994 June 4 - Balasore -. Prithvi 13 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1994 June 6 - Balasore -. Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1996 - Balasore -. Prithvi 2-2 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1996 January 27 - Balasore -. Prithvi 2-1 (15) Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1997 February 23 - Balasore -. Prithvi 2-3 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2000 April 11 - Balasore -. FAILURE: Failure. Test launch Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

2000 June 16 - 08:45 GMT - Balasore -. Prithvi 17 Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2001 March 31 - 06:00 GMT - Balasore -. Prithvi 18 Solid fuel test Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2001 September 21 - Balasore -. Test launch Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2001 December 12 - 05:11 GMT - Balasore -. Prithvi-2 test Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2003 March 26 - 06:00 GMT - Balasore -. Prithvi-2? Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2003 April 29 - 05:50 GMT - Balasore -. Prithvi-2? Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2004 January 23 - Balasore -. Test mission Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2004 November 7 - 06:50 GMT - Balasore -. Dhanush 3 Ship test Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2006 November 26 - Balasore IC3. Test launch Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2006 November 27 - 04:45 GMT - Balasore IC3. Target (P2) Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). A modified Prithvi II SRBM was fired from the Chandipore test range, Balasore, about 250 kilometers north of Bhubaneswar.

2006 November 27 - 04:46 GMT - Balasore IC4. Intercept (P2) Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). ABM interceptor test. The interceptor, a modified Prithvi II, was fired from Wheeler's Island in the Bay of Bengal.

2007 March 30 - 09:05 GMT - Balasore -. Ship test Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2007 May 9 - 05:10 GMT - Balasore -. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).


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