Isro launches space docking satellites, India on path to elite club; PSLV last stage has 24 payloads | India News – Times of India

India on Monday got a step closer to becoming part of an elite group of nations with space-docking technology — ability to mate two spacecraft in space — with Isro’s putting two small satellites weighing 220 kg each, into orbit.The satellites, part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission, lifted off around little past 10pm…

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ISRO’s Spadex Mission: Achieving Satellite Docking in 10 Days | – Times of India

BENGALURU: Isro’s Space Docking Experiment (Spadex) will require 10 days after the launch to achieve the rendezvous and docking. The two Spadex satellites will also carry other technology demonstrator instruments, including one that will be useful in ensuring astronaut safety.In an exclusive interview with TOI, M Sankaran, Director, UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), said the…

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