--- title: "Dominance of India in Outer Space" description: "As India makes significant headway in space technology with the successful implementation of the Mission Shakti." author: "DILIP SINGH" published: 2019-03-28 updated: 2019-03-28 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/375/dominance-of-india-in-outer-space category: "science" tags: ["nationality", "techonology", "development"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Dominance of India in Outer Space **[India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/335/india-vs-pakistan-military-powers) has once again demonstrated why its name as an elite space power.** India successfully targets a live satellite on a low orbit by an Anti-Satellite weapon **A-SAT on this Wednesday**. After this successful mission, India becomes the fourth nation to achieve power after US, Russia, and [China](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43350/why-did-america-push-for-an-open-door-with-china). The operation was named **“Mission Shakti**” and was a very difficult target to achieve but achieved successfully within **3 minutes of launch.** ![Dominance of India in Outer Space](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/d70d2ff2-2bc2-4e0a-827e-ffba9ead33bd/images/c01d839c-d625-4f27-a663-5e6c7b0fd93f.jpeg)**\** “India’s scientists have successfully hit a target in space with an anti-[satellite missile](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51765/what-is-gslv-satellite-in-india). The target was a live satellite that was flying in a very low earth orbit. The missile traveled a distance of **almost 300 km from earth and hit the target within three minutes of its launch,”** PM Modi said in a televised declaration of new military capability.**[Scientists](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35852/why-are-many-scientists-quitting-drdo) told that the ASAT missile is among the most complex tests carried out by India and can be considered even more advanced than the development of submarine-launched missile systems which was the last big breakthrough in Indian missile technology.** ![Dominance of India in Outer Space](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/d70d2ff2-2bc2-4e0a-827e-ffba9ead33bd/images/81e74d4b-e3ee-4d5f-8f0c-fec615a74f0d.jpeg)**\** “Today, we have enough satellites that are contributing in various segments such **as weather, communication, agriculture, disaster management, navigation, etc**. 'Mission Shakti' is an important step towards securing India's safety, technological advancement and economic growth,” said by PM Narendra Modi. **India is using space and satellite for all sort of purposes including defense, [agriculture](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/27/poverty-the-worst-form-of-silence), communication, disaster management, weather, navigation, [education](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/340/why-we-indians-are-not-creative), medical uses, entertainment, and other things.** For defense purpose, it becomes necessary for any country to safeguard its nation and by having the capability to destroy enemy’s missile in space without any casualties of mankind is just another feather in India’s cap. ![Dominance of India in Outer Space](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/d70d2ff2-2bc2-4e0a-827e-ffba9ead33bd/images/e8feab9e-5a19-4797-9674-58e4844a55dc.jpeg)\ **In the 1970s both U.S. and Soviet Union both tested anti-satellite missiles** at the height of the cold war between them, but they never brought down anyone’s satellite either during conflict or by mistake. Like India, during the tests, they destroyed their own satellite which was no longer in use but floating in space. [PM](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/367/the-controversial-president-donald-trump) of India clarifies that its [government of India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/342/who-is-narendra-modi) responsibility to protect it's country’s interest in outer space. It has no intention of **“entering into an arms race in outer space”.** He also states we believe in that space is always useful for the peaceful purposes and we always stand **against the [weaponization](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/335/india-vs-pakistan-military-powers)** of outer space. ![Dominance of India in Outer Space](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/viewsolution/d70d2ff2-2bc2-4e0a-827e-ffba9ead33bd/images/bf08e20c-b600-4fe7-904d-b1580ad49afe.png)\ --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/375/dominance-of-india-in-outer-space Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.