As a result, the Indian army has triggered an arms race by spending billions of dollars on anti-missile defence systems. "I want to assure the world community that the new capability is not against anyone. The … Pakistan’s missile and nuclear technology: The flawless deterrence to India’s anti-satellite missile test By Ammar Akbar At 1.39 A.M EST on 27th March 2019, India successfully launched its first anti-satellite missile from the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island complex in Odisha and joined the exclusive club of countries which possess the technology. Target Satellite. With a range of 700km and other distinct features such as Terrain Contour Matching (TERCOM) and all-time Digital Scene Matching and Area Co-relation (DSMAC) technologies, which facilitate it to engage in different types of targets with pinpoint accuracy, the lethality of the weapon is recognized internationally. So in so that NASA is gravely concerned about the safety of the international space station and its astronauts. The Shaheen-3 is a power to reckon with. The missile use of GPS and infrared imaging seeker to navigate with digital scene-matching techniques makes Raad the perfect nuclear deterrent. Therefore, India’s space investment and focus would only weaken its already fragile and poverty-ridden economy. But due to the recent changes in the geopolitical partnerships in South Asia, especially the enhanced cooperation between USA and India, Pakistan military has switched from relying on GPS to Beidou satellite system. India is developing a multi-layered and multi-phased missile defence system to defend against hostile ballistic and cruise missiles. New Delhi: Reacting to India's announcement of shooting down a live satellite with a missile – a rare achievement that puts the country in an exclusive club of space super powers – Pakistan on Wednesday said that it was against the militarisation of outer space. India's satellite-destroying missile sends message to China, Pakistan. Read more: Why India’s ASAT Test Heralds the Rebirth of the Cold War…. With built-in MIRV technology, the missile has full capability to deter Indian second-strike capability from the Andaman and Nicobar islands and also penetrate the blanket coverage of S-400. The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of Global Village Space. Saudi Arabia reportedly removes ‘Only Muslims’ sign on road to Madinah, Modi’s dream to make India a global power shattered: US magazine, Toyota dropping hints of new SUVs for millennial families, SC gives govt two days to fix oxygen cylinder’s prices. “We hope that countries which have in the past strongly condemned demonstration of similar capabilities by others will be prepared to work towards developing international instruments to prevent military threats relating to outer space,” it said, without mentioning India by name. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. At 22:28 UTC on 11 January 2007, the People's Republic of China successfully destroyed a defunct Chinese weather satellite, FY-1C. Modi said the anti-satellite missile test was peaceful, and not designed to create "an atmosphere of war". It means its can deliver both conventional and nuclear warheads. According to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Pakistan has bought 36 LY-60 missiles. The timing of this launch is notable as the threat of war between India and Pakistan reaches boiling point. It has rather threatened space assets of other states because the debris of the wrecked satellite in the Earth’s atmosphere challenges the safety of other peaceful space programs. Furthermore, Pakistan’s stock of nuclear-capable missiles includes Shaheens, Ghauris, Abdalis and Ghaznavis, all capable to sheer through enemy’s defence lines. In fact, Pakistan’s own second-strike capability achieved through nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM), Babur-3, has taken hostile forces by surprise. Reporting by James Mackenzie; Editing by Clarence Fernandez. Twenty days earlier China conducted a flight test of its anti-satellite missile. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Anti-satellite weapons are used to destroy enemy satellites. “It would follow that the DN-2 and DN-3 may also be [the corporation’s] products,” he said. The Dong Neng-3 direct ascent missile was tested on Oct. 30 in western China. India is the 4th country after the US, Russia & China that have successfully tested A-SAT missile. This piece was first published in ‘Hilal’ Magazine. Mission Shakti, an anti-satellite missile test by India, was conducted on March 27, 2019. With the successful anti-satellite missile test, Russia has joined China in arming its forces with strategic space warfare weapons. Therefore, disrupting the navigational support for Pakistan’s nuclear and tactical nuclear delivery is not possible. Surely for a developing and poverty-ridden country like India, it is a big achievement but the entire buzz in the media does not change the balance of power in the region. Fisher said the missile designated as the DN-1 was based on the SC-19 anti-satellite missile first tested in 2007, and that the DN-1’s booster appeared to be based on the KT-1 solid-fueled space launch vehicle, produced by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation.