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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: SpaDeX

After months of struggles, ISRO’s 2 SpaDeX spacecraft break free, successfully complete undocking

The SpaDeX mission, which took flight on 30 December last year, was originally supposed to have displayed the docking and undocking of the 2 spacecraft in 1st week of January.

GSLV-F15 will be ISRO’s ‘100th launch’, a step closer to activating NavIC, India’s answer to GPS

Meanwhile, a debate is raging on social media and space forums on whether this is indeed ISRO's 100th launch.

How SpaDeX docking is ISRO’s giant leap to putting 1st Indian on Moon

India is now the 4th country, after US, Russia & China, to have developed & tested space docking technology. SpaDeX findings are expected to help India achieve future space goals.

ISRO successfully docks SpaDeX satellite, India becomes fourth country to achieve space docking

According to ISRO, the SpaDeX mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for the demonstration of in-space docking using two small spacecraft that was launched by PSLV.

SpaDex mission: ISRO brings satellites within 3 metres’ proximity in trial docking attempt

ISRO said satellites were successfully moved within 15m of each other & then closer to 3m before being moved back to safe distance. Docking experiments are scheduled for 7 & 9 January.

ISRO postpones SpaDeX mission again after unexpected satellite drift

This is the second time that the docking experiment has been postponed. It was originally scheduled for January 7.

ISRO postpones SpaDex docking to 9 January

The space agency said the docking process requires further validation through ground simulations.

Our take on ISRO’s SpaDeX, Biren Singh’s apology & H1B visas—in 50 words

The print view on the most important issues this week.

ISRO to carry out 1st space docking experiment. Why the indigenous tech is crucial for future missions

Key SpaDeX experiment planned for 7 January. A successful demonstration will add India to an elite list—US, Russia, EU and China—to have performed docking in space.

ISRO launches SpaDeX onboard PSLV. How it will pave way for Bharatiya Antariksha Station

The SpaDeX mission consists of two satellites—Chaser and Target—which were launched together but will be injected independently into a 470-km orbit.

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