ISRO satellites dock in orbit
Posted: Sun, Jan 19, 2025, 10:13 AM ET (1513 GMT)
Two Indian satellites docked in orbit overnight. The twin satellites of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission docked late Wednesday night, the Indian space agency ISRO announced. The docking had been scheduled for last week but delayed by technical issues, and ISRO officials had recently suggested they might wait until March to make another docking attempt. SpaDeX is designed to demonstrate docking technologies needed for India's human spaceflight program and upcoming Chandrayaan-4 lunar south pole sampling mission, expected to launch around 2027 or 2028.
Two Indian satellites docked in orbit overnight. The twin satellites of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission docked late Wednesday night, the Indian space agency ISRO announced. The docking had been scheduled for last week but delayed by technical issues, and ISRO officials had recently suggested they might wait until March to make another docking attempt. SpaDeX is designed to demonstrate docking technologies needed for India's human spaceflight program and upcoming Chandrayaan-4 lunar south pole sampling mission, expected to launch around 2027 or 2028.
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