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SpaDeX Mission

SpaDeX mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for the demonstration of in-space docking using two small spacecraft launched by PSLV. This technology is essential for India’s space ambitions such as Indian on Moon, sample return from the Moon, the building and operation of Bharat...

SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment)

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Technology

Low Earth Orbit Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) technology mission to demonstrate autonomous docking between 2 spacecraft in orbit. The mission will involve two spacecraft (Chaser and Target) rendezvous and docking together, plus testing attitude control of the combined spacecraft under docked conditions. The Chaser and Target spacecraft will then be separated for operating other payload. The mission is critical to develop rendezvous and docking abilities for ISRO’s future human spaceflight and lunar sample return missions.

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 31, 2024, 4:28 a.m.

Launch success.


hitura-nobad • Dec. 30, 2024, 4:46 p.m.

Both payloads deployed.


hitura-nobad • Dec. 30, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

Liftoff!


LL2 • Dec. 30, 2024, 4 p.m.

Official Webcast by ISRO Official has started


Cosmic_Penguin • Dec. 30, 2024, 6:20 a.m.

New T-0.


PSLV

Family:
Configuration: CA

The PSLV-CA, CA meaning "Core Alone", model premiered on 23 April 2007. The CA model does not include the six strap-on boosters used by the PSLV standard variant. The fourth stage of the CA variant has 400 kg less propellant when compared to its standard version. It currently has capability to launch 1,100 kg to a 622 km Sun synchronous orbit.

Specifications
  • Stages
    4
  • Length
    44.0 m
  • Diameter
    2.8 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    3.2 m
  • Launch Mass
    230.0 T
  • Thrust
    4847.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    PSLV
  • Family
  • Variant
    CA
  • Alias
  • Full Name
    PSLV-CA
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    $16000000
  • Low Earth Orbit
    3800.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    1200.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    1092.0 kg

Indian Space Research Organization

Indian Space Research Organization

(ISRO)

Chairman: V. Narayanan Founded: 1969 Successes: 81 Failures: 14 Pending: 17

Agency Type:

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to "harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration."

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