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Intermediate range ballistic missile. Year: 1999. Family: SLV. Country: India. Program revived in 1998, assumed to be nuclear warhead-capable. Manufacturer: Bharat Dynamics. Location: Hyderabad, India. Launches: 4. First Launch Date: 1999-04-11. Last Launch Date: 2006-07-09. Launch data is: incomplete. Apogee: 405 km (251 mi). Liftoff Thrust: 503.000 kN (113,078 lbf). Total Mass: 16,000 kg (35,000 lb). Core Diameter: 1.01 m (3.30 ft). Total Length: 18.99 m (62.32 ft). Maximum range: 2,875 km (1,786 mi). Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Cruise Propulsion: Solid rocket. Guidance: Inertial.
Agni 2 Chronology 1999 April 11 - 04:17 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: IC4. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2. - Research and development launch Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 1823.
2001 January 17 - 04:31 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: IC4. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2. - Research and development launch Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 400 km (240 mi). References: 1823.
2004 August 29 - 07:26 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2. - Agni 2 IRBM Demonstration Test Nation: India.
2006 July 9 - 05:33 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: IC4?. Launch Vehicle: Agni 2. LV Configuration: Agni 3 s/n 01. FAILURE: Failure. - Missile test Nation: India. Agency: DRDO. Apogee: 500 km (310 mi). Test
Bibliography and Further Reading - McDowell, Jonathan, Jonathan's Space Home Page, Harvard University, 1997-present. Jonathan McDowell's complete on-line listing of all objects orbited and over 20,000 rocket launches Accessed at: http://www.planet4589.org/jsr.html.
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