🔆SpaDeX Mission:
✅The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) is a groundbreaking mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aimed at developing autonomous space docking technology.
✅The mission involves PSLV-C60 as the launch vehicle to demonstrate in-space docking technology using two small spacecraft: Chaser (SDX01) and Target (SDX02).
✅This technology is a critical milestone for future lunar missions, the development of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), and other advanced space endeavours.
✅Launch vehicle: PSLV-C60.
✅Orbit: 470 km circular orbit at a 55-degree inclination.
📍What is POEM?
✅PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM):
Developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
✅Repurposes the fourth stage of PSLV into an orbital station for scientific experiments.
✅First used in the PSLV-C53 mission (2022) to minimize space debris.
✅Equipped with a Navigation Guidance and Control (NGC) system for attitude stabilization.
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✅The Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) is a groundbreaking mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aimed at developing autonomous space docking technology.
✅The mission involves PSLV-C60 as the launch vehicle to demonstrate in-space docking technology using two small spacecraft: Chaser (SDX01) and Target (SDX02).
✅This technology is a critical milestone for future lunar missions, the development of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), and other advanced space endeavours.
✅Launch vehicle: PSLV-C60.
✅Orbit: 470 km circular orbit at a 55-degree inclination.
📍What is POEM?
✅PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM):
Developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).
✅Repurposes the fourth stage of PSLV into an orbital station for scientific experiments.
✅First used in the PSLV-C53 mission (2022) to minimize space debris.
✅Equipped with a Navigation Guidance and Control (NGC) system for attitude stabilization.
#prelims
#Space
@upsc_science_and_technology