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Indian agency. Defence Research and Development Laboratory, India.

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Chronology

79 events

1988 February 25

Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1989 May 22

01:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1989 September 27

Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1991 February 11

Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1991 July 4

Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1991 August 7

05:28 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

1992

Launch Site: Sriharikota. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).

1992 May 5

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1992 May 28

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 10 km (6 mi).

1992 August 18

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1992 August 29

05:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1993 February 7

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1993 June 1

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1993 November 30

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • 250 kg RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1994 February 19

12:13 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni TD.
  • Agni RV Mk 1 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

1994 June 4

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1994 June 6

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1996

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1996 January 27

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1997 February 23

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

1999 April 11

04:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.
  • Agni RV Mk 2 Research and development launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

2000 April 11

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Test launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).

2000 June 16

08:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2001 January 17

04:31 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.
  • Agni RV Mk 2 Research and development launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

2001 March 31

06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Solid fuel test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2001 September 21

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • Test launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2001 December 12

05:11 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Prithvi-2 test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2002 January 25

03:15 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni RV Mk 2 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2003 January 9

03:17 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni RV Mk 2 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). MRBM test with dummy warhead..

2003 March 26

06:00 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Prithvi-2? - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2003 April 29

05:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Prithvi-2? - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2004 January 23

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test mission - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2004 March 19

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Prithvi-3 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2004 July 4

04:40 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni A-1 test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2004 August 29

07:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.
  • Operational test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1,000 km (600 mi).

2004 October 27

05:59 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Prihtvi-3 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2004 November 7

06:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • Ship test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2005 December 28

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-D15. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • INS Rajput - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2006 June 11

08:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • User Trial - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2006 July 9

05:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3. FAILURE: Failure.
  • Missile test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2006 November 26

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. Launch Pad: IC3?. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Test launch - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2006 November 27

04:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Target (P2) - . Nation: India. 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 - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Intercept (P2) - . Nation: India. 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 - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • Ship test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2007 April 12

05:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.
  • IRBM test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi).

2007 May 9

05:10 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2007 October 5

05:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2007 October 24

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2007 December 2

05:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.
  • AAD Interceptor - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2007 December 6

05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • AAD Target - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2007 December 6

05:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.
  • AAD Interceptor - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM. Apogee: 40 km (24 mi).

2008 March 23

04:45 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2008 May 7

04:26 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi).

2008 May 23

04:56 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 44 km (27 mi).

2009 March 6

10:54 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • PAD Target - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).

2009 March 6

10:57 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • PAD Interceptor 3 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).

2009 April 15

04:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2009 May 19

04:36 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi).

2009 October 12

04:58 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Prithvi-2 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2009 October 12

05:03 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Prithvi-2 - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2009 November 23

14:19 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

2009 December 13

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2010 February 7

05:20 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 3.
  • Agni III test - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 350 km (210 mi). Range: 3,500 km (2,100 mi). Fourth Agni III test..

2010 March 15

Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • AAD Target - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).

2010 March 27

00:14 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test launch.

2010 March 27

00:18 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test launch.

2010 March 27

19:37 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 1.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Test launch.

2010 May 17

03:48 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2.
  • Agni RV - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 300 km (180 mi). Training launch.

2010 July 26

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.
  • AAD Interceptor - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2010 July 26

Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • AAD Target - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).

2010 December 10

04:35 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. LV Family: ASLV. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2P.
  • Agni RV? - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 20 km (12 mi).

2011 March 6

04:02 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • AAD Target - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2011 March 6

04:07 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.
  • AAD Interceptor - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM. Apogee: 16 km (9 mi).

2011 March 11

04:33 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Platform: INS-P51. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Dhanush.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2011 March 11

05:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. LV Family: Prithvi. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi 2.
  • Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2011 July 21

02:50 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. Launch Vehicle: Prahaar.
  • Prahaar - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 35 km (21 mi).

2012 February 10

04:44 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.
  • AAD Interceptor - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).

2012 November 23

07:22 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC3. LV Family: S-75. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi.
  • AAD Target - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).

2012 November 23

07:25 GMT - . Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: Balasore IC4. Launch Vehicle: AAD.
  • AAD Interceptor - . Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Type: ABM. Apogee: 15 km (9 mi).