Anti Satellite Missile A Sat

Apj abdul kalam island launch complex.

Anti satellite missile a sat. The asm 135 asat is an air launched anti satellite multistage missile that was developed by ling temco vought s ltv aerospace division. Anti satellite a sat missile test mission shakti was successfully conducted by the defence research and development organisation drdo from dr. Apj abdul kalam island in odisha on 27 march. The asm 135 was carried exclusively by united states air force usaf f 15 eagle fighter aircraft.

Called as mission shakti this technological mission was carried out by the defence research and development organisation drdo with an aim to strengthen india s overall security. On 27 th march 2019 india successfully conducted an anti satellite a sat missile test from the dr. In an article published by carin zissis for council of foreign relations he defines anti satellite asat as a weapon which destroys or interferes with satellites impeding a nation s ability to. Mission shakti is a joint programme of the defence research and development organisation drdo and the indian space research organisation isro.

As part of the mission an anti satellite a sat weapon was launched and targeted an indian satellite which had been decommissioned. Anti satellite weapons asat are space weapons designed to incapacitate or destroy satellites for strategic military purposes. Air force began developing this air launched antisatellite missile asat to destroy enemy satellites after the ussr demonstrated its ability to attack satellites in space. At the tip of this two stage missile was a miniature homing vehicle mhv.

Several nations possess operational asat systems. With the anti satellite a sat missile test wednesday the government conveyed a message to china which is a formidable geopolitical force after the us about india s ability to develop counter space capabilities to protect the country s critical space assets from any form of external threats. A drdo developed a sat missile successfully engaged an indian orbiting target satellite in low earth orbit leo in a hit to kill mode last year.