that's not the point, just answer these questions
1. Will you use a inert missile when you are going to strike a high value asset or will you use the 200kg of warhead it has to maximize you chances
2. If a 200kg of warhead exploded even in an open field it would atleast leave a crater so even if you didn't destroy the equipment by blowing it to smithereens, and only took it out of commission there should have been a crater left behind in the radar's vicinity
3. Lets assume it was a airburst bomb and it merely took the radar out of commission, even in that case, the supposed area where the radar was located is quite green, and would have surely burnt out enough to leave patches on the ground to confirm or deny you accusation , heck there is a bush right beside the radar location at least that would have burnt down.
LoL you are so wrong here that it's bordering on Conspiracy theory.
you can just email Maxar and ask if they are allowed over Indian airspace, Also how will India even prevent these guys from entering Indian airspace, these things are satellites not airplanes that their course can be altered on will
just because no one bothered to buy maxar images to prove this bullshit story of yours does not mean Maxar is shadow banned from selling satellite images of India.
Also screw maxar for a second, no one from your side even bothered to buy similar pictures from chinese sats either, every 3rd party sat image you folks have provided is free tier images from sat providers where its had to tell heads from tails.
1. Fair point but we are all assuming that is the warhead size. Janes claims 40kg - CATIC is supposed to have put 200kg. Which is it?
2. & 3 Without satellite imagery I don’t know what’s out there - schrodingers cat
I am happy to email maxar but there is plenty of stuff in the articles here that state India took action proactively
https://theprint.in/defence/pahalgam-satellite-image-us-space-tech-firm-maxar-technologies/2620666/
https://organiser.org/2025/05/14/29...ite-imagery-before-the-attack-via-maxar-tech/
“BSI has not placed any tasking orders with Maxar of Pahalgam or the surrounding areas this year, nor have they ordered any of the imagery we currently have of those areas through our imagery archive.”
This response by Maxar came soon after India’s disclosure of those orders, and notably within hours, Maxar removed the Pakistani firm BSI from its partner directory.
Do I read like someone making conspiracy theories?
Now regarding the Chinese providing the imagery - this cooperation has both been overstated and also assumed to be without consequences.
Unfortunately as it is common for the Indian side and also the west the assumption is that China controls the situation like a puppet and Pakistan is like a child sitting on a remote controlled ride on car.
It is as far from the truth as it can be - and it’s ok to underestimate.
Having access to beidou military grade doesn’t mean open access to imint from China’s space capabilities.
China got involved to the extent of technology but it keeps its limits by providing data on access and restricts what Pakistan can disclose because it doesn’t want to validate the two-front theory and completely leave no avenues left for India.
So no - no Chinese satellite imagery will be disclosed until the Chinese approve it and if means a S-400 is considered undamaged and the most potent system India has then so be it. Much like a MKI was still considered a “Raptor of the east” and “Amraam” dodger yet Modi had to say “Agar Rafale hota” - another statement of “make local” has come out with pictures in front of S-400 TELs.
