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India launched an anti-satellite mission test called Mission Shakti March 27, intercepting a satellite in low Earth orbit.

India Says Its Anti-Satellite Weapon Test Created Minimal Space Debris. Is That True?

By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the nation completed a successful test-fire of its first anti-satellite launch missile, dubbed "Mission Shakti," on Wednesday (March 27).

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Press Information Bureau India tweeted this image of Wednesday's (March 27) "Mission Shakti," the country's first test-fire launch of an anti-satellite weapon.

India's Anti-Satellite Missile Test Is a Big Deal. Here's Why.

By Doris Elin Urrutia last updated

What type of technology launched in "Mission Shakti"?

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the anti-satellite test in a televised speech March 27.

India Tests Anti-Satellite Weapon

By Jeff Foust last updated

The Indian government announced March 27 it successfully fired a ground-based anti-satellite weapon against a satellite in low Earth orbit.

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India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) launches for the first time, on Aug. 6, 2022.

India's new rocket fails to put satellites in right orbit in debut launch

By Mike Wall last updated

India's new rocket launched for the first time on Saturday night (Aug. 6) but failed to deliver its satellite payloads into their intended orbit.

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Technicians prepare India's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle for its debut launch, which is scheduled for Aug. 6, 2022.

Watch India's new rocket launch for the 1st time Saturday night

By Mike Wall published

India's new SSLV rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time on Saturday night (Aug. 6), and you can watch the debut live.

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India launches 3 satellites and an experimental orbiting platform

By Mike Wall last updated

An Indian rocket launched three satellites and an experimental orbiting platform on Thursday (June 30).

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Artist's impression of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse will leave these lunar spacecraft in the dark

By Stefanie Waldek published

The Super Flower Blood Moon lunar eclipse means solar power trouble for spacecraft on the moon

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An artist's depiction of the Chandrayaan-2 lander, Vikram, preparing to alight on the lunar surface. The procedure occurred on Sept. 6, 2019, but appears to have gone wrong, with the Indian space agency losing contact with the lander late in the maneuver.

India continuing work on moon landing and crewed spaceflight plans despite delays

By Andrew Jones published

India's space agency is proceeding very cautiously after the hard landing of its previous lunar lander in 2019.

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An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying the EOS-4 Earth observation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation launches toward orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Feb. 14, 2022 local time (Feb. 13 EST).

India launches Earth-observing satellite and 2 others in first space mission of 2022

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

India launched its first space mission of 2022 late Sunday (Feb. 13) to send a new Earth observation satellite to space alongside two smaller rideshare satellites.

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This visualization shows how Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander planned to land on the moon.

India to attempt its next moon landing with Chandrayaan 3 launch in August

By Meghan Bartels published

India plans to give landing on the moon a second try with its Chandrayaan 3 mission, which is now targeted to launch in August.

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