When was India's first anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test 'Mission Shakti' conducted by ISRO?

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  1. 27 March 2019
  2. 27 March 2017
  3. 20 March 2019
  4. 27 March 2018

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Option 1 : 27 March 2019

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The correct answer is 27 March 2019.

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  • ‘Mission Shakti’ was country’s first-ever Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Test successfully conducted on 27th March 2019 from Dr AP J Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha, where a fast-moving Indian orbiting target satellite in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) was neutralised with pinpoint accuracy. 
  • This was a highly complex mission, conducted at extremely high speed with remarkable precision.
  • The successful conduct of Mission Shakti made India the fourth nation in the world with the capability to defend its assets in outer space. 

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