An Agni-I nuclear-capable ballistic missile user trial was conducted from the test range at Dr Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on Friday at 10.02 am.
The successful trial of the medium range ballistic missile was carried out by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army.
The surface-to-surface missile can destroy targets nearly 700 km away. It is only 15 meters and powered by solid and liquid propellants at a speed of 2.5 km per second.
The missile weighs around 12 tonnes and can carry both conventional and nuclear payload of about 1,000 kg. It was first launched on January 25, 2002 and can be fired from road and rail mobile launchers.
Senior officials of the Army, Director of Agni Project of Defence Ministry Tessy Thomas and senior scientists were present at the island during the trial.
The DRDO had launched the Agni project in 1983 as an Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.