India's Reply To China's Anti-Satellite Weapon

[Varunastra]

The Agni-V ICBM is definitely India's answer to China's anti-satellite weapon which it had tested in January 2007. The US responded to the Chinese test by downing an unused satellite in 2008. In June 2010, the US indicated that they would consider a new treaty for restrictions on space-based weapons.

"Today, we have developed all the building blocks for an anti-satellite (ASAT) capability," scientific adviser to the defence minister and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Vijay Saraswat told media persons. The Agni-V test opened a new flank of vulnerability in India's $12 billion (Rs.60,000 crore) space infrastructure.

India has 10 satellites including the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) latest Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) 1. The satellite was launched on April 26 and has the capability to spy and identify one-metre wide objects from space. China's alarming test spurred India's quest for a similar satellite-killing system and the Agni-V gave way to that technology.

The rocket engines and the guidance system on the Agni-V can be modified & used to make it a potent satellite killer. The Agni-V ICBM scaled a height of 600 km before re-entering the atmosphere during the first test.

DRDO will field a full-fledged ASAT weapon based on Agni and ad-2 ballistic missile interceptor by 2014. The ASAT weapon will although not be publicly tested.

This was confirmed by Saraswat who says that India will not test this capability through the destruction of a satellite. Such a test risked showering lethal debris in space that could damage existing satellites. Instead, India's ASAT capability would be fine-tuned through simulated electronic tests.

Defence News - India's Reply To China's Anti-Satellite Weapon

 

[Chinese guy]

What is this?"ASAT"

The Agni-V ICBM is definitely India's answer to China's anti-satellite weapon which it had tested in January 2007. The US responded to the Chinese test by downing an unused satellite in 2008. In June 2010, the US indicated that they would consider a new treaty for restrictions on space-based weapons.

"Today, we have developed all the building blocks for an anti-satellite (ASAT) capability," scientific adviser to the defence minister and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief Vijay Saraswat told media persons. The Agni-V test opened a new flank of vulnerability in India's $12 billion (Rs.60,000 crore) space infrastructure.

India has 10 satellites including the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) latest Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) 1. The satellite was launched on April 26 and has the capability to spy and identify one-metre wide objects from space. China's alarming test spurred India's quest for a similar satellite-killing system and the Agni-V gave way to that technology.

The rocket engines and the guidance system on the Agni-V can be modified & used to make it a potent satellite killer. The Agni-V ICBM scaled a height of 600 km before re-entering the atmosphere during the first test.

DRDO will field a full-fledged ASAT weapon based on Agni and ad-2 ballistic missile interceptor by 2014. The ASAT weapon will although not be publicly tested.

This was confirmed by Saraswat who says that India will not test this capability through the destruction of a satellite. Such a test risked showering lethal debris in space that could damage existing satellites. Instead, India's ASAT capability would be fine-tuned through simulated electronic tests.

Defence News - India's Reply To China's Anti-Satellite Weapon

 

[Varunastra]

What is this?"ASAT"

ASAT for anti sattelite

 

[Chung wah]

Technology such as this will be used to avert wars rather than starting one. Go Indi go, make the world a safer place.

 

[Gessler]

According to the article the ASAT weapons shall be fielded into operational service by 2014. Which
could mean we can expect the first test to take place this year itself, or perhaps early next year, but
however the test dates won't be publicized to the media, so we cant expect much internet buzz and
fun...but we'll be happy we can then shoot down chinese satellites hovering around when they would
be threatening to aid their military in war against India.

Asia really needs a second ASAT-capable country. Just china is not enough. These weapons would
provide quite a power balance between these two Asian military and economic giants.

Technology such as this will be used to avert wars rather than starting one. Go Indi go, make the world a safer place.

Thanks brother With best wishes from truthful friends like VietNam, we will most certainly do it.

Hats off to Vietnamese people for all their love

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

Well it can be designed even with Agni 3...
However, will the GoI stand up to the world to do this ASAT test remains a question ?
Cos we have obtained a image of peacefull law abiding nation...
Considering the many satellite launches we had, ASAT capability is like a piece of cake for DRDO