An ISRO official said, “After the last manoeuvre, the satellites drifted away, but they were safe. Now, we are re-attempting the entire process. There are certain fixed hold points, the satellites would be brought to these hold points again,

ISRO's SpaDeX mission takes a crucial step forward despite delays, as the spacecraft begin a slow drift course to prepare for India's first space docking experiment.

The ambitious space docking experiment has been deferred twice: from January 7 to January 9, and then on January 9 eve.

The SpaDeX mission aims to demonstrate critical technology for autonomous docking in space, a capability essential for future missions.

The two satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a space docking experiment may soon attain the conditions needed to commence the mission. The docking experiment, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed after the satellites drifted more than expected during a manoeuvre to reduce the distance between them.

If the ISRO succeeds in its mission, India will become the fourth country in the world to have space docking technology.

ISRO's space docking experiment has so far missed two publicly announced schedules, on January 7 and January 9.

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched the SpaDeX mission late on December 30. It is now expected to demonstrate in-space docking using two 220-kg spacecraft — Chaser and Target. What does this mean?

India’s space agency, Isro, launched its SpaDeX mission on Monday night, which will see two satellites docking and undocking. The success of this experiment will put the country in an elite club of nations capable of such a manoeuvre.

In a recent update, ISRO announced the postponement of a critical docking operation as part of its Spadex mission. The docking, originally scheduled for January 9th at 8:11 AM, was delayed due to an unexpected drift detected after a scheduled period of non-visibility,