Two satellites will dock in space on January 7th

• ISRO’s ‘SpaDe’X mission launched

• If the mission is successful, India will become the fourth country in the world to do so

Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) – On the night of December 30^th, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched ‘SpaDeX’ i.e. ‘Space Docking Experiment’ mission from the satellite launch centre here. Under this, with the help of ‘PSLV-C60’ rocket, 2 satellites will be docked (connected) in space 470 km above the Earth.

🚀👏 ISRO Makes History! 🎉

ISRO successfully launched the #SpaDeXMission, a groundbreaking campaign that demonstrates “in-space docking”. 🛰️

This cost-effective mission involves two small spacecraft, launched from #Sriharikota, which will dock in space. 🤝

If successful,… pic.twitter.com/R0XeK0VtaV

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) December 31, 2024

This will be done on January 7^th, 2025. If the mission is successful, India will become the fourth country to do so after Russia, USA and China. India’s ‘Chandrayaan-4’ mission depends on the success of this mission. In this mission, samples of lunar soil will be brought to Earth. This mission can start in the year 2028.