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1. Prithvi … Surface to Surface Missile
First indigenously developed ballistic missile

3. Brief on Specific of Prithvi
Medium Range missile, with range upto 300 Km
First missile developed under “Integrated Guided Missile Development Prgm”
8 x 8 Tata Transporter Erector Launcher
Warhead Weight: 1 Ton Range: 150-300 Km

4. 3 Variants of Prithvi
Prithvi I (SS-150) - Army Version (150 km range with a payload of 1,000 kg).
Single Staged Liquid fuelled profile
Prithvi II (SS-250) - Air Force Version (250 km range with a payload of 500 kg)
Single Staged Liquid fuelled profile
Prithvi II uses an advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory and reach the
targets with a few metre accuracy.
Prithvi III (SS-350) - Naval Version (350 km range with a payload of 500 kg)
Two Stage engine: First Stage is Solid and Second is Liquid
It is from ship to Surface
Also called Dhanush

5. Trajectory
Prithvi II uses an advanced inertial guidance system with manoeuvring trajectory and reach the
targets with a few metre accuracy.
Prithvi II: The entire trajectory of today's trial was tracked down by a battery of sophisticated
radars and an electro-optic telemetry stations were positioned in different locations for post-
launch analysis, defence sources said.
The nuclear-capable 'Dhanush', the naval version of Prithvi, followed the pre-designated
trajectory with text-book precision and two naval ships located near the target have tracked the
splash, sources said.

6. Brief on Specifications
Designation Prithvi
Prithvi-1 = 150
Range km Prithvi-2 = 250
Prithvi-3 = 350
Length meters 8.55
Width meters 1.1
Prithvi-1 = 1,000
Payload kg Prithvi-2 = 500-750
Prithvi-3 = 1,000
Weight kg. 4,000 - 4,500
Guidance Inertial + Terminal
Propulsion Liquid

7. Summary
Name: Prithvi(Earth)
Type: Short Range Ballistic Missile
Manufacture: DRDO
Unit Cost: 15-20 cr.
Weight: 4.5 ton
Warhead: 1 ton
Engine: Single Stage (liquid)
Range: 150 km
Speed: 2-6 km/sec
Launcher: Air,Land,Sea
Specialty: Prithvi as all three version
Dhanush most advanced version
of prithvi.

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