Mission Shakti: China Takes Note Of India's ASAT Capability, Says 'Hope India Will Uphold Peace in Outer Space'

Beijing, March 27: Hours after India shot down a Low Earth Orbit live satellite via anti-satellite (ASAT) missile on Wednesday, China took note of India’s ’Mission Shakti’. In a guarded response to India’s achievement, China said that hope India would uphold peace in outer space. In 2007, China had already conducted an anti-satellite missile test by shooting down its weather satellite—the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres. Which LEO Satellite Did India's A-SAT Missile Shoot Down During Mission Shakti And Where?

China's response:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the people of the country and announced that India had added its name in the list of Elite Space Powers. With this, India has become the fourth nation to have achieved this feat after the United States, Russia and China. In his address to the nation, PM Modi said, “Our scientists have shot down a Low Earth Orbit live satellite via anti-satellite (A-SAT) missile in a test mission.” The mission was completed within three minutes of launch. What is Low Earth Orbit and Anti-Satellite Weapon? Know About India's 'Mission Shakti' and List of Super Elite Space Power Countries.

India's Mission Shakti space program involved taking down a live satellite on the Low Earth Orbit with anti-satellite weapons which are designed to destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Nations generally destroy their own defunct satellites to demonstrate their capabilities in a show of force in space.

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