BHUBANESHWAR (India), Dec 3: India on Saturday successfully tested a domestically developed surface-to-air missile at a coastal range in the eastern state of Orissa, a defence official said.

The Akash missile was fired from the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site, 200 kilometres northeast of the Orissa state capital Bhubaneswar, the official said on condition of anonymity.

The 700-kilogramme Akash can move at a speed of 600 metres a second and deliver a 55-kilogramme warhead across 27 kilometres in 50 seconds.—AFP