In a breakthrough for India, PM Narendra Modi made a surprise announcement on March 27, 2019 stating that the country carried out its first-ever anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon test.<\/p>\n
According to Modi, the test \u2018Mission Shakti<\/strong>\u2019 took three minutes and destroyed a target satellite at an altitude of 300 km in low-Earth orbit (LEO).<\/p>\n The Prime Minister praised India\u2019s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) for realizing the capability.<\/p>\n With this experiment, India becomes the fourth country with a demonstrated anti-satellite capability after US, Russia, and China.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As per Modi\u2019s description, India\u2019s anti-satellite destroyed a target at an altitude closer to the US test, which produced limited debris that decayed out of orbit within a year\u2019s time. The US test shot down a satellite at an altitude of 240 km.<\/p>\n In the journey of every nation there are moments that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come.<\/p>\n One such moment is today.<\/p>\n India has successfully tested the Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile. Congratulations to everyone on the success of #MissionShakti<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n