SpaDeX first of many as ISRO prepares for Chandrayaan-4

By our Special Correspondent

There will be a series of space docking experiments before the Indian Space Research Organisation embarks on its Chandrayaan-4 mission to bring soil samples from the moon to the earth, ISRO has said.

On December 30, 2024, the C60 mission of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) placed two satellites, each weighing 220 kg, in orbit. They will rendezvous and dock with each other as part of ISRO’s first Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX).