New Delhi: Breaking the suspence over the "important message", Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday informed that India can now defend itself in space as its scientists had mastered the anti-satellite technology by shooting down a live low-earth orbit satellite.
A simulation of A-SAT BMD interceptor missile was shared by news agency ANI.
#WATCH Simulation of the #ASAT BMD interceptor missile (video courtesy: Defence sources) #MissionShakti pic.twitter.com/U5Bot6tFx3
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2019
By doing so – and that too in just three minutes -- India had entered the elite club of space countries USA, China and Russia, The Prime Minister said.
Government sources told ANI that the A-Sat weapon was launched at 11.16 am on Wednesday and targetted an Indian satellite which had been decommissioned.
