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TRIAL OF AGNI II MISSILE Recently India conductsed successfully the first trial of Agni II missile from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off Odisha coast. The entire trajectory of the trial was tracked by a battery of sophisticated radars, telemetry observation stations, electro-optic instruments and two naval ships located near Bay of Bengal. Agni-2 : It is versatile surface-to-surface medium range nuclear capable ballistic missile. Agni-II' was developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory along with other DRDO laboratories and integrated by the Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad. The 20-metre long two stage ballistic missile has a launch weight of 17 tonnes. It can carry a payload of 1000kg over a distance of 2000km. The two stage missile equipped with advanced high accuracy navigation system, was guided by a novel state-of- the-art command and control system It is propelled by solid rocket propellant system. Chronology of Agni-II trial: The first testfiring of the proto type of