I hope it was shot down in a manner that doesnt produce more space junk, which is already acknowledged as a serious problem!
300 km altitude. Should re-enter fairly quickly, unlike the Chinese satellite that has been destroyed in 2007.
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#12I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
So that the amazing scientists get appropriate public recognition.
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#13I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
Most likely because the Department of Space comes under the Prime Minister.[1] And it was very important to assure the international community that we are not going to use it for attacking another country. PM's direct involvement helps this very much. The Chinese test got a significant negative reaction because of the ignorance from the top leadership.
1. https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/organisation-structure
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#14I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
It seems that every announcements are made by Modi, never by his ministers.
Not really. The announcement of Balakot airstrikes was made by MEA officials.
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#15I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
Elections are coming.
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#16Just wondering, is it possible to use a big enough mirror and just reflect sunlight to do the same thing? Though this only means satellites can only be destroyed during daytime.
Sounds unlikely lol but why would you want to? Definitely more expensive than missile
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#17I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
Modi takes the credit for anything achieved by the government or government backed entities like the space organisation. He singlehandedly opened bank accounts (that are empty), surgically struck Pakistan (with his bare hands), got us to space, developed missiles, brought the black money back, won the cricket world cup, created jobs, built the mandir (that's built, right?) and a million other achievements.
What's curious is that he seems to go missing when there's a fuck up. Who was responsible for demonetization? No idea, blame anyone you want but don't blame him!
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#18I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
Because the assembly polls didn't show bjp leading by as much as expected.
So you think the entire exercise was carried out for BJP to pull ahead in elections? How much do you think Indian citizens care about this? Do you think it is enough to swing votes?
Don't be too quick to find faults!
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#19The first minutes of WWIII will see a multitude of satellites shot 'down', followed by cascading space debris beget space junk. ""In the journey of every nation there are moments that bring utmost pride and have a historic impact on generations to come. One such moment is today,"" U+1F644
U+1F644 is the codepoint for "Face with eyes looking up to sky watching cascading space debris mark the beginning of WW3", in case anyone was wondering.
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#20I wonder why the prime minister felt the need to announce this himself. If I remember correctly the Chinese premier did not announce their test.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/27/modi-space-wea... "veteran broadcaster Shekhar Gupta tweeted that the space missile had destroyed two targets: a satellite, and “what remained of the stature [and] reputation of Election Commission of India”"