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Anti Satellite (A-SAT) Missile

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ASAT is a missile-based system to attack moving satellites. It is of 2 kinds— based on launching from the ground or from planes. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed Anti-satellite (ASAT) completely indigenously.

Mission Shakti:

  • Mission Shakti was the country’s first-ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Test successfully conducted on 27th March 2019 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
  • During the mission, a fast-moving Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was neutralized with pinpoint accuracy. 
  • This was a highly complex mission, conducted at extremely high speed with remarkable precision.
  • The successful conduct of Mission Shakti made India the fourth nation in the world with the capability to defend its assets in outer space.

Why in News?

A model of Anti Satellite (A-SAT) Missile installed inside the DRDO Bhawan premises was unveiled by the Minister of Defence recently.

Reference:

  1. https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1671442

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