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SpaDeX Mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is gearing up for its third attempt to dock two satellites from the SpaDeX mission in space on Sunday. On Sunday, the satellites, Chaser and Target, were maneuvered to just 15 meters apart, edging closer to an ‘exciting handshake.’ During trial, the two satellites were brought within three…
Last Updated:January 12, 2025, 00:09 IST On Friday evening, the satellites were separated by 1.5 kms. ISRO has said that the distance would be reduced to 500 m by Saturday morning A successful SpaDeX demonstration will not just show the world that India has mastered the art of space docking but will also play a…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday deferred the space docking experiment of satellites, for a second time, citing an excessive drift between the mission satellites. The mission, known as the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), was originally scheduled for Tuesday. However, it was later postponed to Thursday. In a post on X on Wednesday,…
V. Narayanan has been named the next Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Secretary of the Department of Space. He will replace the current ISRO chief, S. Somanath, on January 14, 2025. Narayanan, a veteran scientist, currently leads the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Valiamala, Kerala. An order from the Department…
New Delhi2 minutes ago copy link V Narayanan has held many key positions in ISRO. The Central Government on Tuesday appointed space scientist V. Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). He has also been made the Secretary of the Space Department. On January 14, he met ISRO Chief S….
SpaDeX: The 25-hour countdown for Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) exciting mission called the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) ended with Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh witnessing a spectacular sight as the PSLV rocket took off at 10 PM on Monday. The rocket slowly lifted off from the First Launch Pad colouring the night sky bright with…
After the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the PSLV-C60 carrying the SpaDeX spacecraft on Monday, marking its final mission of 2024, the organization is now preparing for the launch of the NVS-02 satellite in January 2025. This satellite will be launched aboard the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). On Monday, after the successful…
New: The skies over Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, were lit up at 10 pm today with the 62nd launch of the PSLV. The 25-hour countdown which started on Sunday, ended with the rocket lifting off from the First Launch Pad at this spaceport, exuding blinding orange fumes that streaked through the night sky. Within 15 minutes,…
Sriharikota: ISRO’s PSLV-C60 rocket carrying two spacecraft that would aid in demonstration of space docking, a critical technology for future space missions, lifted off from the spaceport here late on Monday. ISRO shared that the primary SpaDeX spacecraft A and B onboard PSLV-C60 were ssuccessfully separated after the liftoff. Billed as a prelude to ISRO’s…
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