Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said that it has successfully completed ‘docking’ of satellites under Space Docking Experiment i.e. SpaDex.
ISRO said in a post on social media platform ‘X’, “This is a historic moment.” The space agency said that India has become the fourth country to do so.
India’s SpaDex mission was launched on 30 December from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at around 10 pm Indian time.
Under this mission of ISRO, both the satellites sent into space have successfully connected with each other. India has become the fourth country in the world to do so after America, Russia and China. This mission has worked to further boost India’s space capabilities. This technology will work to lay the foundation of Chandrayaan-4, space station construction and many important programs.
ISRO launched the Spadex mission on 30 December. The PSLV C60 rocket launched 24 payloads along with 2 small satellites – SDX01 (chaser) and SDX02 (target). About 15 minutes after the flight, 2 small spacecraft weighing about 220 kg were launched into a circular orbit of 475 km. After this, on January 9, both the satellites were brought closer to 3 meters and now it has been completed on January 16.
Satellite docking is a difficult process, in which 2 spacecraft are prepared to connect with each other in space. The process of connecting two spacecraft to each other in space is called docking. This technology enables automatic connection of vehicles in space. Through this, humans or material can be transferred from one spacecraft to another. India has created a history in the world with the successful demonstration of docking technology.
