Operation Shakti — All you need to know
The Indian Prime Minister said Mission Shakti was a highly complex one, conducted at extremely high speed with remarkable precision. It shows the remarkable dexterity of India’s outstanding scientists and the success of India’s space programme. Congratulating all DRDO scientists for achieving this unparallel feat, PM Modi termed Mission Shakti is a huge success. He said, today’s Mission Shakti aimed at strengthening India’s overall security.
PM Modi said India has now become the fourth country after the United States, Russia, and China to have carried out the feat. “A while ago our scientists shot down a live satellite at a low-earth orbit,” Modi said in a rare televised address to the nation. “This is a proud moment for India,” he said while assuring everyone that the test does not breach any international law or treaties.
Recap :
- PM Modi said an anti-satellite missile destroyed a live satellite in 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.
- ‘Mission Shakti’ operation was a difficult target to achieve which was completed successfully within three minutes of launch.
- India has registered herself as a space power today; till now only US, Russia and China have achieved this; now India is the 4th country to achieve this feat: PM
- Today, we have enough satellites that are contributing in various segments such as agriculture, disaster management, communication, weather, navigation etc: PM Modi
- I assure the world community that our new prowess is not against anyone: PM
- PM Modi said the A-SAT missile will give new strength to India’s space programme. He also assured the international community that India’s capability won’t be used against anyone but is purely India’s defense initiative for its security.
As the nation and its neighbors waited with baited breaths on what was the announcement that PM Modi was going to make. Many experts predicted announcements related to National Security and rightly so. India has achieved a milestone in space supremacy and sent a strong message to enemy satellites and displayed what prowess India harbors in its space capabilities.
