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Q108 (CDS-II/2024) Science & Technology › Space & Defence Technology › Missile and weapon systems Answer Verified

Mission Shakti (DRDO) of India is related to which one among the following?

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Mission Shakti was a successful anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test conducted by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on March 27, 2019. The mission involved the use of a Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD) interceptor missile, specifically the PDV-MK II, to intercept and destroy a live Indian satellite (Microsat-R) orbiting in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) at an altitude of approximately 300 km. This "Hit to Kill" technology demonstrated India's capability to defend its space assets and established it as the fourth nation in the world to possess such technology, following the United States, Russia, and China. Unlike civilian space missions managed by ISRO, Mission Shakti was a military-oriented project led by DRDO to showcase strategic deterrence in the fourth dimension of warfare.

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  1. [1] https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2019/04/indias-asat-test-an-incomplete-success?lang=en
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