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Saturday, May 24, 2008

India successfully test fired Prithvi II missile

The Indian Army added another feather to its cap with the successful test firing of advanced Prithvi II, a surface-to-surface ballistic missile at the Chandipur test range in Balasore off Orissa coast.

It was launched at 10:26 on Friday morning.

The 8.56 metre long and one metre thick nuclear capable missile has the capacity to cover a distance of 350 kms in just 483 seconds by attaining peak altitude of 43.5 kms.

It can carry a pay load of 1000 kg of explosives.

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