- Overview: The militarization of space is accelerating, and India is fully prepared. The newly formed Defense Space Agency (DSA) has officially deployed its ground-based Anti-Satellite (ASAT) interceptor batteries.
- Key Points:
- Protecting the Orbit: Modern warfare relies heavily on satellites for communication and precision targeting. This ASAT network ensures that adversarial spy satellites cannot operate safely over Indian airspace.
- Hit-to-Kill Technology: The interceptor missile uses a kinetic “hit-to-kill” mechanism. It physically collides with the target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at blistering speeds, destroying it instantly.
- Project NETRA Integration: The system is directly linked to ‘Project NETRA’, ISRO’s early warning radar network that tracks hostile space debris and adversarial orbital assets.
- Ultimate Deterrence: This deployment guarantees that if an adversary attempts to blind India’s communication satellites, India has the immediate capability to retaliate in kind.
- Q3. India successfully demonstrated its Anti-Satellite (ASAT) weapon capability in 2019 under which classified mission?
- Mission Shakti
- Operation Sagar Manthan
- Project Kusha
- Operation Parakram
