VEDA: Defence Satellite Launch Vehicle | DRDO starts development activity

Understanding Anti-Satellite missile threat

All the futuristic warfare is going to be driven by Technology. In Russia-Ukraine conflict we have seen how US Starlink network has helped Ukrainian forces to locate the Russian military assets and target them. The world has already witnessed various types of drones & UAVs such as loitering munitions, swarm drones, attack drones & ISR drones, which are changing the warfare dynamics. Most of these drones are guided by satellite communication. Infact, not only drones but fighter jets & missiles almost every defence communication relies on satellite communication. So, what if these satellites are destroyed by using Anti-satellite missiles already developed by China. The military will be literally blind and most of the military hardware will be merely a sitting duck.

China has already developed the Anti-satellite missiles however, never publicly acknowledged. Back in February 2018, China tested an exo-atmospheric ballistic missile with the potential to be used as an ASAT weapon, the Dong Neng-3, with state media reporting that the test was purely defensive. Back in March 2019, India had also tested an anti-satellite weapon during an operation code named Mission Shakti. The target of the test was a satellite present in a low Earth orbit, which was hit with a kinetic kill vehicle. At present there are four countries namely US, Russia, China and India possessing anti-satellite missiles.

So, let’s consider a hypothetical worst-case scenario where Indian satellites are destroyed by its adversaries. What’s the Plan-B?

VEDA to rescue!

This is where the DRDO’s project VEDA comes into play. Its primarily a road mobile military satellite launch vehicle which is mostly going to be canister based, however it’s not just a launch vehicle but much more than that regarding which we will be discussing.

VEDA will enable India to launch satellite on-demand within very short span of time. These are going to be military satellites deployed for a designated role or mission. Veda also has the capability of launching constellation or Swarm of satellites in the lower earth orbit. In situations where, India loses its military satellites, it can be easily replenished within short span of time using Veda. There is also a possibility of a Nano-satellite ejection System which can be Incorporated in the Payload of Veda in a Clustered Configuration. These nanosatellites could be deployed to monitor over a conflict zone for intelligence gathering in short notice.

Veda can also be used for offensive mission which can take kamikaze mission of destroying the enemy’s satellite. The Veda has the capability to Inject killer nano satellites into Precise orbits for head-on collision to take out hostile satellites.

So, basically Veda is going to be one rocket which can perform multiple roles such as interceptor, Anti Satellite missions, & military satellite launcher. This is why its going to be ultimate weapon of DRDO.

Derivation of VEDA

Though not officially confirmed, VEDA is most likely be a derivative of Agni4 Mark2 missile. Agni 4 is having range between 3,500 to 4000 km. and can attain flight altitude of 900KM. However, there is likelihood that VEDA can be based on ASAT missile which is India’s anti-satellite missile & a modified version of Prithvi Defence Vehicle MK-II. There is lot of secrecy maintained around this project therefore, there is very little information available about this ultimate weapon.
DRDO begins development of Veda

Recently, DRDO's Advanced Systems Laboratory has released a tender for the VEDA Defence Satellite Launch Vehicle. The tender is for procurement of 9L of titanium tank. We will not be discussing about the details of it. Its a positive sign that the critical capability of Defence Satellite Launch is being developed.
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