Question

Choose the appropriate alternative:
Under which of the following missions, India has successfully tested its first-ever Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile capability?

Options

• Mission Shakti

• Mission Agni

• Mission Raftar

• Mission Sahas

Answer 1

Mission Shakti
Explanation:
On 27th March 2019, India conducted its first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test, successfully destroying a low earth orbit satellite in space by using a missile that covered a distance of 300 km to engage the target. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the test, called ‘Mission Shakti’.