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Prithvi
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Short range ballistic missile. Year: 1995. IOC: 1995. Family: SLV. Country: India. Single stage vehicle. First units deployed in 1995. Manufacturer: Bharat Dynamics. Location: Hyderabad, India. Launches: 22. Failures: 3. Success Rate: 86.36%. First Launch Date: 1988-02-25. Last Launch Date: 2004-11-07. Launch data is: continuing. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). 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.
Prithvi Chronology 1988 February 25 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 1. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1864.
1989 September 27 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 2. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1112.
1991 February 11 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 3. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1112.
1992 - Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 7. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. References: 1841.
1992 May 5 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1841.
1992 August 18 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 8. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1113.
1993 February 7 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 10. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1864.
1993 Jun - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1114.
1994 June 4 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 13. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
1994 June 6 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
1996 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 2-2. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1864.
1996 January 27 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 2-1 (15). - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
1997 February 23 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 2-3. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1864.
2000 April 11 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. Model: Dhanush. FAILURE: Failure. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi). References: 1823.
2000 June 16 - 08:45 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 17. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
2001 March 31 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Prithvi 18. - Solid fuel test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1841.
2001 September 21 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. Model: Dhanush. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1823.
2001 December 12 - 05:11 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Prithvi-2 Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
2003 March 26 - 06:00 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Prithvi-2 Test mission? Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
2003 April 29 - 05:50 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Prithvi-2 Test mission? Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
2004 January 23 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). References: 1823.
2004 November 7 - 06:50 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. Model: Dhanush. LV Configuration: Dhanush 3. - Ship test mission Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi). References: 1823.
2006 November 26 - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: IC3?. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. - Test Nation: India. Agency: IDRDL. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test References: 2.
2006 November 27 - 04:46 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: IC4. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Modified Prithvi II. - 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. References: 2.
2006 November 27 - 04:45 GMT - Launch Site: Balasore. Launch Complex: IC3. Launch Vehicle: Prithvi. LV Configuration: Modified Prithvi II. - 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. References: 2.
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