Single stage vehicle. First units deployed in 1995.
Version: 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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