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Agni-II Test Planned Between August 10 to August 12
http://newindianexpress.com/states/orissa/article581571.ece
The Last Test : Sept 11.
http://newindianexpress.com/states/orissa/article581571.ece
The eighth test of Agni-II rail mobile IRBM is planned at ITR at Wheeler island between August 10 to August 12, the Indian Express reported on August 2, 2012.
The missile was last tested on on September 30, 2011 from Launch Complex IV at Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast by personnel of the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army.
During the test, the 1,550 and 1,860 miles range missile reached an apogee (peak altitude) of 220 km and hit the target.
According to The Hindu, the missile performed a manoeuvre as it plunged into the atmosphere experiencing a temperature of 3,000 deg Celsius
The GOI press release announcing the success of the missile test referred to the missile's "advanced high accuracy navigation system and guided by a novel scheme of state-of-the-art Command & Control System."
The missile is reported to use a combination of inertial and TDOA guidance.
DRDO Chief V.K. Saraswat described it as a dream launch, one of the finest launches of Agni-II. All the performance parameters of the mission such as velocity, terminal phase, trajectory and destruction of the warhead went as expected.
The CEP in the test was within a few meters, he said.
The Last Test : Sept 11.
Seventh Test
A user trial of the Agni-II missile was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Indian Army at 9:30 hrs on September 30, 2011 from Launch Complex IV at Wheeler Island off the Orissa coast.
The missile reached an apogee (peak altitude) of 220 km and hit the target.
The GOI press release announcing the success of the missile test referred to the missile's "advanced high accuracy navigation system and guided by a novel scheme of state-of-the-art Command & Control System," a likely reference to the TDOA guidance scheme of the missile.
The test was earlier scheduled on August 29, 2011, but had to be aborted at the last minute as the missile developed technical glitches and ignition problem.
DRDO Chief V.K. Saraswat described it as a dream launch, one of the finest launches of Agni-II. All the performance parameters of the mission such as velocity, terminal phase, trajectory and destruction of the warhead went as expected.
The CEP in the test was within a few meters, he said.
Avinash Chander, Chief Controller, (Missiles and Strategic Systems), DRDO said that in the wake of two failures of Agni-II and one of Agni-II Prime earlier, a number of steps were taken to improve the quality. He said a specialist dedicated quality control agency did a good job of overcoming the control problems in the first stage.