SpaDeX Mission: ISRO says launch vehicle moved to First Launch Pad
SpaDeX mission has been integrated and moved to the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, ISRO said on Saturday. This mission is intended to develop and demonstrate a technology needed to dock and undock spacecraft in space, apart from other things.
«The launch vehicle has been integrated and now moved to the First Launch Pad, for further integration of satellites and launch preparations,» ISRO said in a post on the social media X.
SpaDeX mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for the demonstration of 'in-space docking' using two small spacecraft launched by PSLV, ISRO said in an explainer on the subject.
This technology is essential for India's space ambitions such as Indian on Moon, sample return from the Moon, the building and operation of Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), ISRO stated in an explainer.
In-space docking technology is essential when multiple rocket launches are required to achieve common mission objectives. Through this mission, India is marching towards becoming the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology, it added.
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