Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile installed inside the DRDO Bhawan

Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile installed inside the DRDO Bhawan

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Defence & Security

In news

• Recently, Defence Minister inaugurated a model of an anti-satellite missile at the DRDO Bhawan. 
• The anti-satellite missile system is seen as a symbol of national technological advancement

Important value additions 

• ‘Mission Shakti’ was India’s first ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Test successfully conducted on 27th March 2019 from Dr AP J Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
• A fast-moving Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was neutralised with pinpoint accuracy.
• This was a highly complex mission, conducted at extremely high speed with remarkable precision.
• The successful conduct of Mission Shakti made India the fourth nation in the world with the capability to defend its assets in outer space.