India Has Shot Down Satellite In Space, PM Modi Addresses The Nation To Share The News

Registering a major achievement in the country's defence capabilities,? India has shot down a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite.

Making the announcement to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said the country has become the 4th nation in the world to become space power after the US, Russia which can shoot down even satellites of enemies during war.

“A short while ago, India has shot down an LEO satellite by an anti-satellite missile. It was conducted under Mission Shakti, which was completed in three minutes,” PM Modi said in a special address.

According to the PM the Indian missile A-SAT hit a predetermined target.?

The 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.?

PM Modi’s announcement about his address to the nation came hours after a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security.