India's Space Mission: India successfully launched its ambitious space mission, "SpaDeX," marking a significant milestone in the country's space exploration program.
ISRO Docking SpaDeX Mission Explained: The successful docking makes India the fourth country in the world — after the United States, Russia, and China — to have this capability. But there is much more to this achievement than merely entering a truly elite club. On this success rests ISRO’s vision for the future of Indian space exploration.
Two small 220-kg satellites were maneuvered to within 3 meters of each other in orbit, where their extended rings connected, retracted, and securely locked together in space
The two satellites, SDX01 (Chaser) and SDX02 (Target), launched by PSLV C60 on December 30, 2024, successfully docked under the supervision of space agency officials at the Mission Operations Complex (MOX) within ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking, and Command Network (ISTRAC). Source: The-Hindu, Business standard
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