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A-SAT: India chose much lower orbit to avoid debris threat to global space assets, says DRDO

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 06 2019 | 8:26 PM IST

With the successful anti-satellite missile test, India is capable of hitting a target at a range of over 1,000 km in space and a lower orbit was chosen for the mission to avoid threat of debris to global space assets, DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said Saturday.

On being asked whether multiple satellite targets can be hit, he said, "It is a question of how many launchers we have, and with multiple launchers, one can have multiple engagements. But, multiple (targets) is definitely feasible."
Addressing the mediapersons, Reddy also said, "For a similar application we don't need another test."

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First Published: Apr 06 2019 | 8:26 PM IST

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