New Delhi, May 14 -- At least 10 satellites are working round the clock to ensure the safety and security of citizens, a government statement onOperation Sindoor said on Wednesday.

Operation Sindoor was India's calibrated response to the Pahalgam terror attack. It was carried out in the early hours of 7 May, against nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The Indian Air Force bypassed and jammed Pakistan's Chinese-supplied air defence systems, and completed the mission in just 23 minutes.

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The satellites monitored about 7,000 km of coastline and the northern frontier, highlighting the i...