Historic Moment for India As ISRO Successfully Docks Two Satellites in Space, Becomes Fourth Country to Achieve Feat
By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: January 16, 2025 10:28 IST2025-01-16T10:27:51+5:302025-01-16T10:28:07+5:30
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday, January 16, successfully completed the docking process of the SpaDex satellites ...
Historic Moment for India As ISRO Successfully Docks Two Satellites in Space, Becomes Fourth Country to Achieve Feat
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday, January 16, successfully completed the docking process of the SpaDex satellites into space, said ISRO. This will be a historic moment for India as the country becomes fourth for doing so after the United States, Russia and China.
ISRO in a post on X confirmed the SpaDeX docking said Manoeuvre from 15 meters to 3 meters hold point completed. "Docking initiated with precision, leading to successful spacecraft capture. Retraction completed smoothly, followed by rigidisation for stability. Docking successfully completed," said ISRO.
SpaDeX Docking Update:
— ISRO (@isro) January 16, 2025
๐Docking Success
Spacecraft docking successfully completed! A historic moment.
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Manoeuvre from 15m to 3m hold point completed. Docking initiated with precision, leading to successful spacecraft capture.โฆ
"India became the 4th country to achieve successful Space Docking. Congratulations to the entire team! Congratulations to India!"
SpaDeX Docking Update:
— ISRO (@isro) January 16, 2025
Post docking, control of two satellites as a single object is successful.
Undocking and power transfer checks to follow in coming days.
#SPADEX#ISRO
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Following the docking, ISRO has successfully managed both satellites as a combined unit.
In the upcoming days, ISRO will proceed with undocking and power transfer evaluations.#SPADEX#ISROpic.twitter.com/tMmCcF5opG— ISRO InSight (@ISROSight) January 16, 2025
In the latest post, ISRO said, "Post docking, control of two satellites as a single object is successful. Undocking and power transfer checks to follow in coming days."
Dr. V. Narayanan, Secretary DOS, Chairman Space Commission and Chairman ISRO, congratulated the team ISRO.#SPADEX#ISROpic.twitter.com/WlPL8GRzNu
— ISRO (@isro) January 16, 2025
Secretary DOS, Chairman Space Commission and Chairman ISRO Dr. V. Narayanan congratulated the team ISRO for achieving the feat in SpaDeX docking mission.
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