HIGHLIGHTS: Pakistan reacts to India’s Mission Shakti, urges ‘no militarisation of space’

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PM Narendra Modi Address to Nation HIGHLIGHTS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the nation to announce that India has become the fourth country to execute a low-orbit satellite destruction in space. Modi said India shot down a low-orbit satellite through an Indian anti-satellite weapon A-SAT in an operation called ‘Mission Shakti’ which lasted for just 3 minutes. “India has entered its name as an elite space power. An anti-satellite weapon A-SAT, successfully targeted a live satellite on a low earth orbit,” PM Modi said.

Mission Shakti is the test of India’s anti-satellite weapon. Anti-satellite weapons (ASAT) are created to destroy or incapacitate satellites. There are many countries which have this capability, but only four countries — including India — have demonstrated their ASAT capabilities.

He had earlier tweeted that he will address the nation shortly with what he called a “very important message”. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said, “I would be addressing the nation at around 11:45 AM – 12.00 noon with an important message. Do watch the address on television, radio or social media.” With the Model Code of Conduct already in place, the government cannot take any policy decisions or make any announcements.

xf- on March 27th, 2019 at 12:07 UTC »

Which are the other three countries?

I remember China was heavily criticized for destroying a satellite like 10 years ago or so?

Decronym on March 27th, 2019 at 08:18 UTC »

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters More Letters ASAT Anti-Satellite weapon ESA European Space Agency FCC Federal Communications Commission (Iron/steel) Face-Centered Cubic crystalline structure GSO Geosynchronous Orbit (any Earth orbit with a 24-hour period) HEO High Earth Orbit (above 35780km) Highly Elliptical Orbit Human Exploration and Operations (see HEOMD) HEOMD Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA ICBM Intercontinental Ballistic Missile INS Inertial Navigation System ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation KSP Kerbal Space Program, the rocketry simulator LEO Low Earth Orbit (180-2000km) Law Enforcement Officer (most often mentioned during transport operations) LOS Loss of Signal Line of Sight MEO Medium Earth Orbit (2000-35780km) NDA Non-Disclosure Agreement NEO Near-Earth Object NET No Earlier Than NGSO Non-Geostationary Orbit NPT Nuclear (Non-)Proliferation Treaty RSS Rotating Service Structure at LC-39 Realscale Solar System, mod for KSP SSO Sun-Synchronous Orbit STA Special Temporary Authorization (issued by FCC for up to 6 months) Structural Test Article UDMH Unsymmetrical DiMethylHydrazine, used in hypergolic fuel mixes Jargon Definition ablative Material which is intentionally destroyed in use (for example, heatshields which burn away to dissipate heat) apogee Highest point in an elliptical orbit around Earth (when the orbiter is slowest) cryogenic Very low temperature fluid; materials that would be gaseous at room temperature/pressure (In re: rocket fuel) Often synonymous with hydrolox hydrolox Portmanteau: liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen mixture hypergolic A set of two substances that ignite when in contact periapsis Lowest point in an elliptical orbit (when the orbiter is fastest) perigee Lowest point in an elliptical orbit around the Earth (when the orbiter is fastest)

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kking4 on March 27th, 2019 at 08:18 UTC »

The biggest point isn't that India achieved this, But the point that Indian government is giving so much praise for space related research. This will further embolden India's space research programs