New Delhi: ISRO, (ISRO ) which has done many wonders in the space technology sector, is going to create a new history again today. ISRO has launched its PSLV-C60 SpaDeX mission. ISRO is using two satellites to launch this mission. Their names are Chaser and Target. Their weight will be 220 kg.
This mission is no less than a historic occasion for India. Because if this mission is successful, then after Russia, America and China, India will become the fourth country in the world to have the technology to dock in space. The technology of SpadeX is currently with only three countries.
India’s Chandrayaan-4 mission depends on the success of this mission
India’s Chandrayaan-4 mission depends on the success of this mission, in which samples of the moon’s soil will be brought to Earth. Chandrayaan-4 mission can be launched in 2028.
What does SpaDeX mean?
SpaDeX means Space Docking Experiment. In this mission, two small spacecraft launched from PSLV-C60 will be docked. Docking means joining two spacecraft or satellites in space and undocking means separating them while in space.
ISRO will demonstrate the technology to do this through its mission. After launching this mission, they will be used to join them through docking and separate them through the process of undocking. The goal of this mission is that the chaser chases its target. This process can prove to be important in achieving big future goals. India wants to establish its space station by 2035 and today’s mission is very important for this.
Let us tell you that ‘docking’ technology is needed in space when multiple rockets need to be launched to achieve shared mission objectives. According to ISRO, under the SpadeX mission, two small spacecraft (each weighing about 220 kg) will be launched by PSLV-C60, independently and simultaneously, into a 470 km circular orbit at 55 degree inclination, with a local time cycle of about 66 days.