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India successfully docks two satellites in space, marking a key milestone

gazette.com — January 16, 2025 at 05:01 PM UTC

India has successfully docked two satellites in space, becoming the fourth country to achieve this milestone. The satellites, each weighing 220 kilograms, were launched in December and maneuvered together in a precision operation on Thursday. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) confirmed the successful docking, marking a significant advancement in India's space capabilities. This mission had faced two previous delays due to technical issues. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the achievement, highlighting its importance for India's future space missions. India aims to establish a space station by 2035 and send an astronaut to the moon by 2040.

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India successfully docks two satellites in space, marking a key milestone (gazette.com)

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India becomes fourth country to dock two satellites in space (news.yahoo.com)

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ISRO completes SpaDeX docking experiment, positioning India among elite space nations (thehindu.com)

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India's ISRO achieves successful satellite docking in SpaDeX experiment (thehindu.com)

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India achieves satellite docking milestone as ISRO completes successful operation (zeenews.india.com)

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India successfully docks two satellites in space marking key milestone (thenews.com.pk)

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India achieves significant space milestone with successful satellite docking test (news.yahoo.com)

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Isro successfully docks SpaDex satellites, making India fourth in the world to achieve this milestone (firstpost.com)

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India achieves historic space docking milestone with SpaDeX mission (aljazeera.com)

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Isro successfully docks SpaDeX satellites in space, advancing future missions (indiatoday.in)

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