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In a big live stream in national TV, prime minister Modi has annouced that India has developed an anti-satellite weapon and has successfully shot down a satellite in 300 km altitude.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...te-weapon-in-major-breakthrough-idUSKCN1R80IA
There is no confirmation by space debris monitors about the event or which satellite was shot down.
This page assumes that the Microsat R satellite was the likely target of the test. It was launched in January 2019.
https://thewire.in/space/mission-sh...royed-microsat-r-satellite-in-first-asat-test
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There is now some sort of a confirmation. 270 fragments are being observed.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...te-weapons-test-warns-on-debris-idUSKCN1R825Z
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...te-weapon-in-major-breakthrough-idUSKCN1R80IA
There is no confirmation by space debris monitors about the event or which satellite was shot down.
This page assumes that the Microsat R satellite was the likely target of the test. It was launched in January 2019.
https://thewire.in/space/mission-sh...royed-microsat-r-satellite-in-first-asat-test
---------- Post added at 23:55 ---------- Previous post was at 11:54 ----------
There is now some sort of a confirmation. 270 fragments are being observed.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...te-weapons-test-warns-on-debris-idUSKCN1R825Z