[44], Aircraft Spots, which monitors military-related aircraft movements, said that a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft from the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia flew on “a mission in the Bay of Bengal to monitor India’s anti-satellite missile test”. Its space program is run by the military and Chinese President Xi Jinping established a Strategic Support Force in 2015 to develop greater capabilities. The Indian anti-satellite (ASAT) program utilized spin off technologies from Indian ABM systems. Launch date: January 24, 2019; Microsat-R, an imaging satellite was successfully injected into intended orbit of 274 km by PSLV-C44 on January 24, 2019. The target of the test was a satellite present in a low Earth orbit, which was hit with a kinetic kill vehicle.. [15], The interceptor struck a test satellite at a 283-kilometre (176 mi) altitude in low earth orbit (LEO), thus making Mission Shakti a successful ASAT missile test. The independent research in space sciences and aeronautical development was ensued and goaded by the senior physicists at the Department of Physics of the Punjab University, in 1957, following the successful launch of Soviet Union's first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1 However, due to the political instability, the serious initiatives to establish the programme were not undertaken by the Government of Pakistan. “If somebody wants to do something to our satellites, we have the capability to do this to your satellites.”, India’s foreign ministry said in a statement that New Delhi wasn’t engaging in an arms race, but asserted that “with this test, India joins an exclusive group of space-faring nations consisting of USA, Russia and China.” Beijing’s growing space capability -- conducting a similar anti-satellite test 12 years ago -- has helped drive U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to build a “space force.”, “China is clearly part of the calculation,” said Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, head of the nuclear and space policy initiative at New Delhi’s Observer Research Foundation, adding that a similar test by China in 2007 served as “a big wake-up call” to India. Politically, it showcases India’s industrial and military strength just weeks ahead a pivotal general election that could decide Modi’s political fate. 2018 | 1960 | The move comes weeks after India sparred with arch-foe Pakistan in the skies over Kashmir, a disputed border region where China also has territorial claims. [4] In 2006 and 2007, India tested its first exo atmospheric interceptor Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) and endo atmospheric interceptor Ashwin/Advanced Air Defence respectively. 2008 | ", "India successfully tests missile interceptor", "DRDO readies shield against Chinese ICBMs", "India successfully tests ASAT missile, joins space superpower club", "India has all the building blocks for an anti-satellite capability", "India Successfully Test-Fires New Interceptor Missile", "India successfully test-fires interceptor missile - Times of India ►", "India test fires high speed interceptor missile off Odisha coast", "DRDO's top secret A-SAT mission codenamed 'Project XSV-1, "Satellite-killer not a one-off, India working on star wars armoury", "India says space debris from anti-satellite test to 'vanish' in 45...", "Explained Mission Shakti | What is A-SAT and how it hit Microsat-R in 168 secs", "India shows off tech to 'kill' satellites, will also help tackle high-altitude missiles", "India Shot Down a Satellite, Modi Says, Shifting Balance of Power in Asia", "Successful anti-satellite missile test puts India in elite club", "Frequently Asked Questions on Mission Shakti, India's Anti-Satellite Missile test conducted on 27 March 2019", "Defence Research and Development Organisation ASAT test", "ASAT satellite: India shoots into star wars club | India News - Times of India", "India's DRDO reveals additional details of recent ASAT missile test | Jane's 360", "Interview | Chairman, DRDO, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy", "All low earth satellites in reach of ASAT missile: DRDO chief", "Mission Shakti: India Likely Destroyed Microsat R Satellite in First ASAT Test", "Indian ASAT a responsible deterrent, say experts", "Mission Shakti: Read PM Narendra Modi's full speech announcing how India took down satellite", "U.S. says studying India anti-satellite weapons test, warns on debris", "India Says Its Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Created Minimal Space Debris.

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