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 Indian anti-satellite (ASAT) program utilized spin off technologies from Indian ABM systems. Babur-3 shares its navigational operations with its air and land versions and is completely immune to India’s anti-satellite missile capability. According to the newspaper, the test “changes Asia’s strategic calculus by proving India has the ability to knock out enemy satellites”. 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. 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. “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. But even if India was able carry out a similar ASAT test like the one China did in 2007, the ability to reach strategic satellites in deep space still would need highly advance technology which is technically not feasible and irrelevant in warfare. ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space on Wednesday, hours after India said it had shot down one of its own satellites in a demonstration of its growing power in space. Secondly, Raad 2 is akin to Babur in technology but is a far more advanced air-launched cruise missile (ALCM). 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. The Pentagon has fretted that China and Russia are developing anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles that could shoot US low Earth orbit (LEO) objects out of the stars within the next two years. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. The Shaheen-3 is a power to reckon with. Sadly, India has lost at both fronts. India is the 4th country after the US, Russia & China that have successfully tested A-SAT missile. The exo-atmospheric interceptors meant to be used against ICBMs, which have lofted trajectories and fly at high altitudes, can also be used to intercept satellites. Posted 2 years ago by Hassaan Ahmed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that they have successfully test fired an Anti-Satellite (ASAT) missile. Anti-satellite missiles are generally touted as a deterrence mechanism, rather than a primary attack vector. The timing of this launch is notable as the threat of war between India and Pakistan reaches boiling point. Many experts including Vipin Narang, an associate professor of political science at MIT, believe that India’s anti-satellite test probably did not have much to do with satellites as it was a mere demonstration. 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. The mission Shakti, after all, was not that powerful as the name sounds because India’s recent ASAT destroyed only a low-orbit Microsat-R satellite orbiting at 283 km. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Due to limited information on the missile’s full capabilities, the opacity surrounding its stealth technology is to leave the enemy defense systems unprepared. Instead, India ASAT has violated international laws and treaties. Furthermore, Pakistan’s stock of nuclear-capable missiles includes Shaheens, Ghauris, Abdalis and Ghaznavis, all capable to sheer through enemy’s defence lines. As a result, the Indian army has triggered an arms race by spending billions of dollars on anti-missile defence systems. Beidou is rival to the American GPS. "I want to assure the world community that the new capability is not against anyone. FY-1C was a weather satellite orbiting Earth in polar orbit at an altitude of about 865 km (537 mi), with a mass of about 750 kg (1650 lb). “Space is the common heritage of mankind and every nation has the responsibility to avoid actions which can lead to the militarization of this arena,” Pakistan’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Article 4 states, “States Parties to the Treaty undertake not to place in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction, install such weapons on celestial bodies, or station such weapons in outer space in any other manner.” The treaty clear highlights the illegality of Indian test, which involved a weapon of mass destruction. “Boasting of such capabilities is reminiscent of Don Quixote’s tilting against windmills,” it said, in a reference to the delusional hero of the 17th-century Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space on Wednesday, hours after India said it had shot down one of its own satellites in a demonstration of its growing power in space. 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. However, in reality, India’s new space weapon is no way a threat to Pakistan’s balance of power in the region, especially, with regards to Pakistan nuclear and missile power. Prof. Farid Abdel-Nour: Is Israel committing a crime against humanity? The missile has done more than just accelerate the space race with China. It means its can deliver both conventional and nuclear warheads. Is Asif Ali Zardari reminding PML-N of army’s significance? The third Pakistani masterpiece is a warhead carrier developed indigenously to counter the strategic imbalance created by India’s procurement of S-400 is Ababeel. The surface-to-surface nuclear-capable missile has operational range of 2,200km and boasts MIRV system, which is capable of launching multiple nuclear warheads with inbuilt decoys – flying objects to exhaust interceptor missiles- at mid-course and the terminal stage. The inboard guidance system enables Babur to use satellite GPS (Beidou) and INS/TERCOM/DSMAC system independent of satellite to carry out 500km of nuclear strikes. Even far advanced nations such as China and Russia lack the capability to strike strategically-located military satellites that orbit at an altitude of 20,000 km. Therefore, India’s space investment and focus would only weaken its already fragile and poverty-ridden economy. Pour Ajay Lele, chercheur à l’Institut for Defence Studies and Analyses, l’Inde devait se doter d’une … At 22:28 UTC on 11 January 2007, the People's Republic of China successfully destroyed a defunct Chinese weather satellite, FY-1C. Pakistan responds to India’s Anti-Satellite Missile Test Our scientists used an anti-satellite missile to bring down a live satellite, 300 kilometers away in space in what is called a ‘Low Earth Orbit’.” Modi declared it a necessary step in securing India’s national security. The missile is so lethal that even Robert Ashley, the director of the American Defence Intelligence Agency, recognized the destructive and BMD capability of the missile. However, for further instrumentality, its navigation system can be integrated with Beidou-2. According to Jaganath Sankaran, a research associate at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland, anti-satellite missile equipment (ASAT) designed to incapacitate satellites for strategic military purposes have limits and pose no major threat to their respective adversaries. The destruction was reportedly carried out by an SC-19 ASAT missile with a kinetic kill warhead similar in concept to the American Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle. India is developing a multi-layered and multi-phased missile defence system to defend against hostile ballistic and cruise missiles. Vicious India wants to eradicate Kashmiris in next two years, says AJK President, ‘Karachi is volcano spewing rubbish’: Shaniera Akram close to tears over Clifton beach conditions, Australian special forces ‘unlawfully killed’ 39 in Afghanistan, Donald Trump at the White House: Obama reports ‘excellent conversation’ – as it happened. In fact, India targeting Chinese Beidou satellites would be considered a violation of China’s sovereignty and be classified an act of war; therefore India would think twice before this suicidal step. Twenty days earlier China conducted a flight test of its anti-satellite missile. Even far advanced nations such as China and Russia lack the capability to strike strategically-located military satellites that orbit at an altitude of 20,000 km. Modi said the anti-satellite missile test was peaceful, and not designed to create "an atmosphere of war". It is most likely that India used a modified version of the Prithvi missile, which India has been developing for more than a decade. Mocking the announcement of the anti-satellite missile test by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan said that "boasting of such capabilities is reminiscent of Don Quixote's tilting against windmills" a phrase which means to fight imaginary enemies. 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. Pakistan’s arsenal still acts as deterrence to India’s capabilities be it on land, sea or air. However, Pakistan respects international space laws and realizes the challenges to its economy but is also ready to safeguard its sovereignty against any misadventures by India. 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. Read more: Modi criticized for his theatrics & timing of ASAT launch. The American military is heavily dependent on its GPS for the deliverance of it nuclear guidance missiles. The missile use of GPS and infrared imaging seeker to navigate with digital scene-matching techniques makes Raad the perfect nuclear deterrent. The programme was introduced in light of the ballistic missile threat from China and Pakistan. The Shaheen-3 is a power to reckon with. Read more: Why India’s ASAT Test Heralds the Rebirth of the Cold War…. Read more: Pakistan’s missile technology: The perfect antidote for India’s S-400 purchase. New Delhi successfully conducted an anti-satellite missile test, sending “a stark message to India’s nuclear-armed rivals China and Pakistan”, the Times of India (TOI) reports. So in so that NASA is gravely concerned about the safety of the international space station and its astronauts. India's satellite-destroying missile sends message to China, Pakistan. Surprisingly, the current Pakistan’s missile and nuclear technology serves perfect deterrence to this new development of India. Pakistan issued a call against military threats in outer space on Wednesday, hours after India said it had shot down one of its own satellites in a demonstration of its growing power in space.