India Anti-Satellite (ASAT) Missile Developments
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I had told you that the strike range of this ASAT vehicle is about 1000km and with minor tweeks it can go up to 2000kms. A lighter version of it will be used as an interceptor for ICBMs in direct ascend mode interception.
You were correct. It was an electronic simulated target.
PDV MK 2 Made Kinetic Kill on Object Moving At 10 km per second or 36 Mach.Greatest feet in Project history Kudos To DRDO and Team
In the video at 1:41 there is a cannister very reminiscent of the Agni-5. Is that for the PDV MK-2 ? If yes, then @vstol Jockey was right about the missile being in a much advanced state of development and having road mobility.
Notice the relative velocity. 10.45 KM/sec equals Mach 30.466. So what is the re-entry velocity of ICBMs again ?
The re-entry speed is much lower about 23-25k/hr. But the warhead still has the heat shiled on it and that makes it a big target. Plus the ICBMs rarely go above 500kms in trajectory. So an interceptor based on ASAT should be about 1/4th the size and weight.
Eh..........
. 23-25 KM/hour ?? Autos go faster than that
. Aren't RV supposed to go faster under the influence of gravity ?So in other words we can make a compact version of BMD as the phase-2 of the program advances. Maybe get our very own AEGIS system, the building blocks are already there I believe.
If you faster than that in LEO, you will keep rotating around earth. You deorbit by reducing your speed so that earth gravity can pull you in. The re-entry speed of space shuttle used to be in this region.Eh..........
Yes we now have complete tech for such systems.
I wish we are able to convert its IIR seeker to an IRST with 200km range.
Thanks to all the guys who posted all these valuable information about ASAT...
Sir, I am not sure of this but I believe the reason why the IIR seeker seems to have that ridiculous range is because it is meant to operate in space. In space ambient environment is cooler and thus provides for a high contrast to any thermal/infrared signature. Where as an IRST on a Su-30MKI is going to work in a much heated environment, thus limiting range. What is the range of the current IRST on the MKI ?
