Integrated Test Range
Established | 1982 |
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Director | Sri. H K Ratha |
Location | Balasore, Odisha, India 21.437°N 87.016°E / 21.437; 87.016 |
Operating agency | DRDO |
Website | https://www.drdo.gov.in/labs-and-establishments/integrated-test-range-itr |
The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is an Indian defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in Balasore, Odisha, it provide safe and reliable launch facilities for performance evaluation of rockets, missiles and air-borne weapon system. The present director of ITR is Sri. H K Ratha.
History
The Integrated Test Range (ITR) is a missile testing facility composed of two complexes - Launch Complex-IV (LC-IV) located on Abdul Kalam Island and Launch Complex-III (LC-III) located at Chandipur.