India Wednesday successfully testfired its home-made, nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I intermediate-range ballistic missile in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

"The missile, a single-stage missile powered by solid propellants, was testfired from a military facility on the Wheeler Island. The testfiring of the missile was successful," the sources said.

Senior defense scientists and top military officials witnessed the testfiring of the ballistic missile which can carry payloads up to 1,000 kg, they added.

The Agni missile, used by the Indian Army, is a family of short to intermediate range ballistic missiles developed by India under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.

India's state-owned Defense Research and Development Organisation has developed Agni missile series, including Agni-I with a strike range of 700 km, Agni-II with a strike range of 2, 000 km, Agni-III with strike range of 3,000 km, Agni-IV with a strike range beyond 3,500 km and Agni-V with a strike range of more than 5,000 km.