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ISRO to reassess strategy after space docking trial put on hold, yet again
The New Indian Express Kochi|January 13, 2025
WHAT looked like an inevitable achievement in the early hours of Sunday was put on hold by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists, who are closely observing and controlling the two spacecraft of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission.
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After bringing the two spacecraft - SDX01 and SDX02 - as close to 230 metres on Saturday evening, at 3.11 am Sunday, ISRO said on 'X' that the two satellites were close to each other and were spotted from an inter-satellite distance of 105m. Two hours later, ISRO said Chaser and Target spacecraft were visible 15m apart.

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