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The Agni missile (Sanskrit: अग्नी, Agnī "Fire") is a series of Short to Intermediate range ballistic missiles developed by India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program. As of 2007, it consists of three missiles of varying ranges- the 700 km range, short-ranged Agni-I, the 2500 km medium-range Agni-II and the 3500 km intermediate-range Agni-III. It was first tested at the Interim Test Range in Chandipur in 1989, and is capable of carrying a conventional payload of 1000 kg (2,200 lb) or a nuclear warhead. It consists of one (short range) or two stages (intermediate range). It is rail and road mobile. It is powered by solid and/or liquid propellants.