The nuclear-capable missile, which has a range of over 3,000 km, was launched on a user trial basis.
Reports quoted test range director M V KV Prasad, as saying from the launch base that the test-firing had been successful.
The Agni-III missile is capable of carrying warheads weighing up to 1.5 tonnes. It is 16 metres in length and weighs 48 tonnes. The missile has a two-stage solid propellant system. It can re-enter the atmosphere at a very high velocity.
The Agni-III is a rail mobile system capable missile and can be launched from anywhere in India.
