PRITHVI 2 MISSILE

The missile was randomly chosen from the production stock and the entire launch activities were carried out by the specially-formed Strategic Force Command (SFC) and monitored by the scientists of DRDO as part of training exercise, the sources said.The missile trajectory was tracked by DRDO radars, electro-optical tracking systems and telemetry stations located along the coast of Odisha, they said.

“The downrange teams onboard the ship deployed near the designated impact point in the Bay of Bengal monitored the terminal events and splashdown,” they said. Inducted into the SFC in 2003, Prithvi II, the first missile to be developed by DRDO under Integrated Guided Missile Development  Programme  now represents a proven technology, said a defence source.“The launch was part of a regular training exercise of SFC and was monitored by DRDO scientists,” the source said.Such training launches establish the reliability of the deterrent component of India’s strategic arsenal, the source added.Prithvi II is propelled by liquid propulsion engines. It uses advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory.

Engine     :-    Liquid propulsion engines

Range       :-       250 km (Prithvi II)

Guidance

system       :-      Advanced inertial guidance system

Launch

platform    :-    Mobile launcher in salvo mode