How India joined space 'super league'
TNN | Updated: Mar 28, 2019, 12:08 ISTHighlights
- A-Sat is an 18-tonne BDM interceptor missile developed specifically for anti-satellite capabilities
- The technology was in the making for more than 10 years
- It went into mission mode six months ago
NEW DELHI: On March 27 at around 11am, India launched an interceptor missile from the Balasore range in Odisha. Three minutes later, the missile hit and killed Microsat-R, a live satellite in a low earth orbit. With this India became the 4th country to acquire such a specialised & modern capability. Heré's a look.
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