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Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler Island, is an island off the coast of Odisha, India, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of the state capital Bhubaneswar. The island was originally named after English commandant Lieutenant Hugh Wheeler. On 4 September 2015, the island was renamed to honour the former Indian president, Dr. A.
Mount Kalam, a 6,180 metres high peak located near the Bara Shigri Glacier in Himachal Pradesh. [4] [5] Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, a road in New Delhi. The renaming was criticised by the historians citing "New Delhi's geography was inspired by history, not politics and bigotry". [6] A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, an island in the Bay of Bengal. [7]
The interceptor was launched at around 05:40 UTC at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Abdul Kalam Island and hit its target after 168 seconds. Microsat-R was the suspected target of the test. [16] [17] [18] The missile system was developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) — a research wing of the Indian defence ...
Indian scientists conducted the test at a facility on Abdul Kalam Island in the Bay of Bengal, off India’s northeast coast, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours, and recognitions received by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, the Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. [ 1 ] State honours
The thermal cameras located on Abdul Kalam Island also picked up the direct hit through thermal images. [14] On 26 July 2010, AAD was successfully test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha's east coast. [29] On 6 March 2011, India launched its indigenously-developed interceptor missile from the Odisha ...
The test was conducted from Abdul Kalam Island (formerly known as Wheeler Island) in Bhadrak district, by army personnel as part of a training exercise. [33] India successfully conducted the first night trial of nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile Agni-II from the Abdul Kalam Island of the Odisha coast at 16 Nov 2019.
The Agni-III was successfully launched from Wheeler Island on 7 May 2008. On 9 July 2006, the first test of the Agni-III was conducted on Abdul Kalam Island (then known as Wheeler Island), near the Bhadrak coast. [7] The launch was unsuccessful; the missile fell into the sea off the coast of Odisha, short of the target.