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🚀 ISRO Space Docking Mission (SPADEX) – Overview

📅 Mission Name:

SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment)

🛰️ Objective:

To demonstrate autonomous docking capability between two spacecraft in orbit—an essential step for future space station missions and satellite servicing.

🎯 Key Goals:

Automatic docking of two spacecraft in orbit

Inter-spacecraft communication and control

Proximity operations & formation flying

Future readiness for:

Space station modules

On-orbit satellite repair, refueling

Human spaceflight docking (Gaganyaan and beyond)



🛠️ Configuration:

Two small experimental satellites

Equipped with:

Docking mechanisms

Navigation sensors

Communication systems

Propulsion for orbital maneuvering



🔧 Technologies Tested:

Relative navigation using onboard sensors

Autonomous guidance and control algorithms

Docking mechanism engagement and lock

Redundancy and fault-tolerant systems


🌍 Importance for India:

Essential for ISRO’s space station plans (post-Gaganyaan)

Enables satellite servicing and refueling missions

Boosts India's capabilities in advanced space robotics and spacecraft autonomy