India test fired its Agni-V ICBM today. Initial reports are of a successful launch though details of the 20 minute flight will take some time to be analysed.
The Hindu: India demonstrated its Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capability on Thursday by successfully launching its most powerful and longest range missile, Agni-V, from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast.
The 17-metre-long surface-to-surface ballistic missile lifted off majestically from a rail mobile launcher at 8.04 a.m. After a flight time of 20 minutes, the missile re-entry vehicle impacted the pre-designated target point more than 5,000 kms away in the Indian Ocean with a high degree of accuracy.
Video of the launch ( from two different cameras) has already been posted on You-Tube. I can imagine that the most beautiful words for all those involved was the calm repetition of the phrase “Vehicle state is normal”.
Tags: Agni-V, Agni-V launch video, India, Intercontinental ballistic missile, test launch, Wheeler Island
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April 20, 2012 at 4:23 am
Hi K2P
one question…Vehicle state is normal or Vehicle STATUS is normal..my english in not so good, rsrs
April 20, 2012 at 6:20 am
Could be either. I heard it as “state”