ISRO Makes History with Successful Docking of SpaDeX Satellites in Space
The SpaDeX satellites docking procedure was successfully finished by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Thursday. On December 30th 2024, the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission was launched successfully.
The historic event occurred just days after the space agency’s trial attempt to dock the satellites on January 12th got the two spacecraft to three meters before repositioning them at a safe distance.
Notably after China, Russia and the United States, India became the fourth nation to accomplish this successful space docking.
“Spacecraft docking successfully completed! A historic moment. Let’s walk through the SpaDeX docking process: Manoeuvre from 15m to 3m hold point completed. Docking initiated with precision, leading to successful spacecraft capture. Retraction completed smoothly, followed by rigidisation for stability. Docking successfully completed. India became the 4th country to achieve successful Space Docking.Congratulations to the entire team! Congratulations to India! “ ISRO said in a post on ‘X’.
SpaDeX Docking Update:
— ISRO (@isro) January 16, 2025
🌟Docking Success
Spacecraft docking successfully completed! A historic moment.
Let’s walk through the SpaDeX docking process:
Manoeuvre from 15m to 3m hold point completed. Docking initiated with precision, leading to successful spacecraft capture.…