vIndianz.com ( 5 Feb, 2010) — Chennai: Ballistic missile Agni-III is likely to be launched from Wheeler Island, off Damra village on the Orissa coast during this weekend, according to media reports.
Agni-III, a product of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), can carry nuclear warheads weighing 1.5 tonnes and this will be the fourth launch, reported The Hindu.
It can fly over 3,500 km and even target parts of China.
The missile has two stages which are powered by solid propellants. It is 17-metre long, has a diameter of two metres and launch weight of 50 tonnes. The missile re-enters the atmosphere with a high velocity at a temperature of more than 2,500 degrees Celsius. The nuclear warhead is protected by a heat-shield made of carbon-carbon composites.
While the first Agni-III launch on July 9, 2006 failed, the second and third launches on April 12, 2007, and May 7, 2008, witnessed copy-book flights, the report said.
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