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Dr. V. Narayanan, Secretary DOS, Chairman Space Commission and Chairman ISRO, congratulated the team ISRO | Photo courtesy: ISRO X handle

ISRO creates history docking two Indian satellites in space

| @indiablooms | Jan 16, 2025, at 12:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has created history by succeeding in docking two Indian satellites in space on Thursday morning, media reports said.

The Indian scientists succeeded in their fourth attempt.

India has become the fourth country to achieve this success.

ISRO has put up an X post that reads, "Spacecraft docking successfully completed! A historic moment. Let’s walk through the SpaDeX docking process: Manoeuvre from 15m to 3m hold point completed.

"Docking initiated with precision, leading to successful spacecraft capture. Retraction completed smoothly, followed by rigidisation for stability. Docking successfully completed."

India used the indigenous docking system to dock the two satellites successfully.

The docking of the two satellites took place at 475 kilometers above Earth.

The SpaceDeX mission was launched on December 30, 2024 with the two satellites being lifted off onboard a PSLV C60 rocket and they were placed into a 475-kilometre circular orbit, NDTV reported.

Reacting to the feat, prime minister Narendra Modi posted on X, "Congratulations to our scientists at @isro and the entire space fraternity for the successful demonstration of space docking of satellites. It is a significant stepping stone for India’s ambitious space missions in the years to come."

 

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