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Prithvi
Part of S-75
Prithvi |
Indian single-stage short range ballistic missile developed from upper stage of Soviet S-75 surface-to-air missile. First units deployed in 1995. Used as an upper stage in the Agni test system.
Status: Active. First Launch: 1988-02-25. Last Launch: 2012-11-23. Number: 39 . Payload: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Gross mass: 4,000 kg (8,800 lb). Height: 8.48 m (27.81 ft). Diameter: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Span: 1.10 m (3.60 ft). Location: Hyderabad, India. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
Maximum range: 154 km (95 mi). CEP: 0.24 km (0.14 mi). Boost Propulsion: Storable liquid rocket. Initial Operational Capability: 1995.
Subtopics
| Dhanush Indian short-range, sea-based, liquid-propellant ballistic missile thought to be a variant of the Prithvi. |
Family:
short range ballistic.
Country:
India.
Launch Sites:
Sriharikota,
Balasore,
Balasore IC4,
Balasore IC3.
Stages:
Prithvi engine.
Agency:
Bharat.
Bibliography:
2.
1988 February 25 - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1989 September 27 - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1991 February 11 - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1991 July 4 - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1991 August 7 - .
05:28 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
1992 - .
Launch Site:
Sriharikota.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 0 km (0 mi).
1992 May 5 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1992 August 18 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1992 August 29 - .
05:13 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1993 February 7 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1993 June 1 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1993 November 30 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- 250 kg RV - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1994 June 4 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1994 June 6 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1996 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1996 January 27 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
1997 February 23 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2000 April 11 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
FAILURE: Failure.
- Test launch - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 1.00 km (0.60 mi).
2000 June 16 - .
08:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2001 March 31 - .
06:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Solid fuel test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2001 September 21 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- Test launch - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2001 December 12 - .
05:11 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Prithvi-2 test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2003 March 26 - .
06:00 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Prithvi-2? - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2003 April 29 - .
05:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Prithvi-2? - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2004 January 23 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2004 March 19 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Prithvi-3 - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2004 October 27 - .
05:59 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Prihtvi-3 - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2004 November 7 - .
06:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- Ship test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2005 April 8 - .
06:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Meospheric Turbulence Chaff Aeronomy mission - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISRO.
Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
2005 December 28 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-D15.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- INS Rajput - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2006 June 11 - .
08:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- User Trial - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2006 November 26 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
Launch Pad: IC3?.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test launch - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2006 November 27 - .
04:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- 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..
2006 November 27 - .
04:46 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC4.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- 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..
2007 March 30 - .
09:05 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- Ship test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2007 May 9 - .
05:10 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2007 December 6 - .
05:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- AAD Target - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2008 May 23 - .
04:56 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 44 km (27 mi).
2009 March 6 - .
10:54 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- PAD Target - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 120 km (70 mi).
2009 March 6 - .
10:57 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC4.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- PAD Interceptor 3 - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 75 km (46 mi).
2009 April 15 - .
04:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2009 October 12 - .
04:58 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi-2 - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2009 October 12 - .
05:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi-2 - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2009 December 13 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2010 March 15 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- AAD Target - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 70 km (43 mi).
2010 March 27 - .
00:14 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- RV - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test launch.
2010 March 27 - .
00:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- RV - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test launch.
2010 June 18 - .
01:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISFC.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2010 July 26 - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- AAD Target - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2010 December 22 - .
02:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISFC.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2010 December 22 - .
03:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISFC.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2011 March 6 - .
04:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- AAD Target - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2011 March 11 - .
04:33 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2011 March 11 - .
05:30 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2011 June 9 - .
03:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISFC.
Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2011 September 26 - .
03:20 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Test mission..
2012 February 10 - .
04:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- Target - .
Nation: India.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Target.
2012 August 25 - .
05:34 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISFC.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi).
2012 October 4 - .
03:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test mission..
2012 October 5 - .
05:55 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Pad: Ship.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test mission..
2012 November 23 - .
07:22 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
S-75.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi.
- AAD Target - .
Nation: India.
Agency: IDRDL.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 50 km (31 mi).
2012 December 20 - .
03:51 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test.
2013 August 12 - .
03:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Military training.
2013 October 7 - .
03:45 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test.
2013 October 8 - .
06:50 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Prithvi RV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 100 km (60 mi). Operational test.
2014 January 7 - .
04:18 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- Test - .
Nation: India.
Agency: ISFC.
Apogee: 44 km (27 mi).
2014 April 27 - .
03:37 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
Launch Complex:
Balasore IC3.
Launch Pad: INS.
Launch Platform: INS-P51.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Dhanush.
- SLTGT-02 - .
Nation: India.
Type: ABM Target. Apogee: 150 km (90 mi). ABM Target.
2014 April 27 - .
03:40 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Balasore.
LV Family:
Prithvi.
Launch Vehicle:
Prithvi 2.
- PDV - .
Nation: India.
Apogee: 120 km (70 mi). Anti-ballistic missile.
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