India successfully conducts a missile test

India conducts ballistic missile testing with the Agni-5. On Wednesday evening local time, the ballistic missile was fired from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Orissa. The missile measures 18 meters in length and 2 meters in diameter. The missile has a payload capacity of 15,000 kg of nuclear warheads. It features a three-stage rocket booster. It travels at a rate 24 times faster than sound. The missile has a speed of 6.17 kilometers per second. The missile has a range of 5,000 kilometers and can attack targets from a distance of 5,000 kilometers. It is also capable of annihilating targets.