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ISRO's SpaDeX Mission: Docking Satellites in Space
ISRO's year-end mission on December 30, 2024, will attempt to dock two satellites in space using the Bharatiya Docking System, a significant step in space technology.
December 30, 2024
Key Points
- 1ISRO's year-end mission on December 30, 2024, named 'Space Docking Experiment' (SpaDeX), aims to dock two satellites in space.
- 2The mission will use the PSLV-C60 rocket, launching at 21:58 IST from Sriharikota.
- 3The indigenous technology used for this mission is called the "Bharatiya Docking System".
- 4SpaDeX will deploy two identical satellites, SDX01 and SDX02, each weighing around 220 kilograms and orbiting 470 km above Earth.
- 5The mission will simulate a sequence of maneuvers, starting with a far rendezvous phase at 20 km and ending with docking at 3 meters.
Important Terms
ISROSpaDeXSpace DockingPSLV-C60Space Technology
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