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28, March 2019

Mission Shakti : Anti-Satellite (ASAT)   News Flash India has shot down a low-earth orbit satellite in space, propelling itself into an elite club of nations, which has mastered this anti-satellite (ASAT) missile technology. Scientists and engineers at Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) launched a missile from the Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island launch complex near Balasore in Odisha that struck a predetermined target: a redundant Indian satellite that was orbiting at…

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27, March 2019

Mission Shakti (Prime Minister’s Office)   WHAT Mission Shakti is India’s anti-satellite (A-SAT) weapon programme. Mission Shakti has made India the fourth nation in the world with the capabilities to successfully target satellites through an Anti-Satellite Missile. The US, Russia, and China already have the A-SAT technology. It is a joint programme of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).   INDIA’s SPACE ASSETS Mission Shakti is to…

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