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SpaDeX docking: Spacecrafts are at distance of 1.5 km, to come closer on January 11

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SpaDeX docking: Spacecrafts are at distance of 1.5 km, to come closer on January 11

In-space docking technology is essential when multiple rocket launches are required to achieve common mission objectives. Through this mission, India is marching towards becoming the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology. File | Photo Credit: PTI “The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites that ISRO is hoping to unite are at…

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SpaDeX docking: ISRO arrests drift between satellites

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SpaDeX docking: ISRO arrests drift between satellites

ISRO launches Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV-C60) with two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDex) satellites and 24 other innovative payloads into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Sriharikota. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which had postponed the planned docking of the two SpaDeX satellites, has arrested the drift…

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