India became the fourth nation to enter an elite space force after using an anti-satellite weapon. Here’s a brief history of the ASAT

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India has become the fourth nation to enter an elite space force after it successfully used an anti-satellite or ASAT weapon to destroy a live satellite in low earth orbit. On March 27, PM Narendra Modi announced that an ASAT was used to bring down an old Indian satellite. Here’s all you need to know about what an A-Sat is and which countries have used it in the past.