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Prithvi Missile Test

India · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1988

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam25 February 1988

India · Science / Technology

Under A. P. J. Abdul Kalam's missile programme leadership, the Prithvi surface-to-surface missile undergoes its first test flight.

Names involved

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

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