Balasore: India successfully test-fired nuclear-capable, surface-to-surface Agni-1 ballistic missile from Wheeler Island off Odisha coast to mark the special date 12-12-12. It was fired with a strike range of 700 km at around at 8.15 am on Wednesday.
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The trial was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command personnel under the supervision of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The mission was described as successful.
The 15-metre-tall Agni-1 weighs 12 tonnes. It is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear payload of about 1000 kg. It is powered by both solid and liquid propellants.