A Short Note on Agni5 Successfully Testfired

Agni-5 missiles have mass approximately equal to 50,000 to 56,000 kilograms with the length of 16.5 meter and diameter of 6 feet 7 inches i.e. approximately 2 meters. It has a 3-stage solid rocket engine with the fuel (solid fuel) as propellant. US$7 million (Rs. 50 crore) is the cost of the Agni-5 missile. It is an ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile) of India and is the development of Earbuds Agni-III. 

The first missile was launched by India via canister from a road-mobile launcher in the year 2012, the second missile was launched in 2013, the third one in 2015, the fourth one in 2016 and lastly the sixth one in 2018. This missile ranges from 5,000 to 8,000 kilometers (3400 to 5000 mi) with a launch weight of 50,000 kilogram, warhead weight of 3,300 pounds (1,500 kilograms) and a payload of 1,650 kilogram. 

The missile began to develop in the year 2008 by DRDO. Bharat Dynamics Limited is the manufacturer of this missile with Defence Research and Development Organisation as the designer.

Agni-P

Agni-Prime or Agni-P was developed and designed by DRDO which was used by Strategic Forces Command and is a type of medium range ballistic missile. It is an advanced style of the Agni missiles. 24,000 pounds (11,000 kilograms) is the mass of Agni-P along with the 10.5 meter length 1,500 to 3,000 kilograms or 3,300 to 6,600 pounds as the warhead weight and 1.15 meter diameter. 

It has a 2-stage rocket motor along with the 3rd stage. The first flight test of Agni 1P from Abdul Kalam Island was successfully launched by DRDO on June 28, 2021 (as the successor of the missile Agni 1 it was named as Agni 1P) which carried 2 MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle). The second test fired was launched on December 18, 2021 from Balasore, Odisha’s coast.

Testing of Agni-5

1. First Testfire: India successfully test fired the Agni5 ballistic missile‘s first launch at 08:05 pm on April 19, 2012 from the Wheeler Island of Odisha Coast by Defence Research and Development Organisation and the time of flight lasted for 20 minutes.
2. Second Testfire: The second launch was conducted on September 15, 2013 from the Wheeler Island of Odisha Coast at 08:50 am and the time for this flight also lasted for 20 minutes.
3. Third Testfire: India successfully test fired the Agni5 ballistic missile‘s third launch on January 31, 2015 from the facility of Wheeler Island.
4. Fourth Testfire: It was launched successfully on December 26, 2016 from the Wheeler Island complex four, Orissa coast at 11:05 India Standard Time by SFC.
5. Fifth Testfire: India successfully test fired the Agni5 ballistic missile‘s fifth launch on January 18, 2018 at 09:53 India Standard Time from the facility of Wheeler Island, Orissa and covered 4900 kilometres in nineteen minutes.
6. Sixth Testfire: This India on Wednesday successfully tested the nuclear capable Agni5 from Abdul Kalam Island at 09:45 India Standard Time and was regarded as a “precision launch”.
7. Seventh Testfire: This was launched at 1:30 pm on December 10, 2018 from the Launching Complex-IV at Abdul Kalam Island.
8. User Trial: It was launched successfully on 27 October, 2021 from the island of Orissa (Abdul Kalam Island).

Conclusion:

Agni5 was the missile which India launched for the first time in the coast of Orissa on April 19, 2012 and was designed as well as developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation along with RCI, ASL and DRDL. It weighed approximately 50,000 to 56,000 kilograms. The sixth testfired of Agni-5 was successfully launched by India on wednesday. Agni-P was developed as the successor missile of Agni 1.