Prithvi (missile)
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Prithvi (Sanskrit: pṛthvī "Earth") is a tactical surface-to-surface short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) of India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). It is deployed by India's Strategic Forces Command.
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Prithvi | |
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Type | Short-range ballistic missile |
Place of origin | India |
Service history | |
In service | 1994 (Prithvi I) |
Used by | Strategic Forces Command |
Production history | |
Designer | Defence Research and Development Organisation |
Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
Produced | 25 February 1988 (Prithvi I) 27 January 1996 (Prithvi II) 23 January 2004 (Prithvi III) |
No. built | 30 (2017 est.)[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4,400 kg (Prithvi I) 4,600 kg (Prithvi II) 5,600 kg (Prithvi III) |
Length | 9 m (Prithvi I) 8.56 m (Prithvi II, Prithvi III) |
Diameter | 110 cm (Prithvi I, Prithvi II) 100 cm (Prithvi III) |
Warhead | High explosives, penetration, cluster munition, fragmentation, thermobaric, chemical weapon and tactical nuclear weapon |
Warhead weight | 500 kg (1,100 lb) - 1,000 kg (2,200 lb)[2] |
Engine | Single-stage liquid rocket (Prithvi I, Prithvi II), Two-stage solid rocket (Prithvi III) |
Propellant | Liquid fuel (Prithvi I, Prithvi II), Solid fuel (Prithvi III) |
Operational range | 150 km (Prithvi I) 250–350 km (Prithvi II) 350–750 km (Prithvi III) |
Guidance system | Strap-down inertial navigation system |
Accuracy | 50 m CEP (Prithvi I, Prithvi II) <10 m CEP (Prithvi II upgrade)[3] 25 m CEP (Prithvi III)[4] |
Launch platform | 8 x 8 Tata transporter erector launcher |
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