Mission Shakti: See Pics of anti-satellite missile launched by DRDO; India is now a space superpower, says PM Modi

Mission Shakti: The mission was an important step in securing India's safety, economic growth and technological advancement, PM added. The Prime Minister, however, did not reveal which low earth orbiting satellite was hit. The A-SAT missile will give new strength to India's space programme, the Prime Minister added.

Mission Shakti: India became "a space superpower" as its anti-satellite missile A-SAT successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit in just three minutes, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today. With this India joins a select group of nations, which have such capability. Till now, only the US, Russia and China had this capability, PM said. "India is the fourth country to achieve this feat."

Mission Shakti: The Prime Minister said "Mission Shakti" was "a highly complex" operation, conducted at extremely high speed with remarkable precision. "It shows the remarkable dexterity of India's outstanding scientists and the success of our space programme."

Mission Shakti: Successful Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) Interceptor missile launch by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in an Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) missile test ‘Mission Shakti’ engaging an Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in a ‘Hit to Kill’ mode from the Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on Wednesday, March 27, 2019.