The beyond visual range air-to-air missile was tested at the Chandipur test range at about 9.45 a.m.

"The test was a success," S.P. Dash, director of the ITR, told IANS.

Another Astra missile is scheduled to be tested from the same test range later in the day, he added.

Last month India successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile Dhanush, the naval version of the Prithvi missile from a warship in the Bay of Bengal.