Spadex Mission: India’s New Leap in Space Exploration
- Spadex (Space Docking Experiment) Mission was successfully launched by ISRO from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, on December 30, 2024, using the PSLV-C60 rocket.
- Under the Spadex Mission, two small spacecraft, Changer (Spadex-A) and Target (Spadex-B), each weighing approximately 220 kg, were placed in low Earth orbit (LEO) at an altitude of 470 km above Earth.
- The objective of these spacecraft is to dock (connect) and undock (separate) in space.
- With the success of this mission, India will become the fourth country, after the United States, Russia, and China, to master space docking technology.
- This marks a significant step toward India’s ....
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