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प्रश्न
Choose the appropriate alternative:
Under which of the following missions, India has successfully tested its first-ever Anti-Satellite (A-SAT) Missile capability?
पर्याय
Mission Shakti
Mission Agni
Mission Raftar
Mission Sahas
उत्तर
Mission Shakti
Explanation:
On 27th March 2019, India conducted its first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test, successfully destroying a low earth orbit satellite in space by using a missile that covered a distance of 300 km to engage the target. Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the test, called ‘Mission Shakti’.
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