ISRO on Thursday successfully performed the docking of satellites as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) and the space agency also announced that post docking, control of two satellites as a single object was successful.
“India docked its name in space history! Good Morning India ISRO’s SpaDeX mission accomplishes historic docking success. Proud to witness this moment!”, ISRO said in a post on ‘X’.
With the successful docking of satellites, India has become the fourth country after US, Russia and China to accomplish the feat.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on ‘X’ greeted the scientists for the achievement. He said: “Congratulations to our scientists at @isro and the entire space fraternity for the successful demonstration of space docking of satellites. It is a significant stepping stone for India’s ambitious space missions in the years to come.”
Further, ISRO said: “Post docking, control of two satellites