India has demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite on a Low Earth Orbit.
India became the fourth nation to achieve this feat.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (27th of March) announced that India has demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite on a Low Earth Orbit.
PM Modi while addressing the nation on the event said, an Anti-Satellite Missile (A-SAT) destroyed the live satellite within three minutes.
Prime Minister also said, this Mission Shakti operation was a difficult target to achieve which was completed successfully.
Mr. Modi further added, with this, India has registered itself as a space power today and till now only US, Russia and China have achieved this.
India became the fourth nation to achieve this feat.
