30-Dec-2024 10:35 PM
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Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Dec 30 (Reporter) Taking its space journey to the next level and
ushering in the New Year with a bang, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on
Monday night became fourth country in the world to demonstrate the Space Docking
Experiment technology, key for Human space flight, with the successful launch of the
complex PSLVC-60/SPADEX Mission from the SHAR Range here.
After a smooth 25 hr countdown, the 44 m tall reliable and workhorse launch
vehicle of ISRO, with a lift off mass of 229 tonnes, took off majestically from
the First Launch Pad at 2200 hrs 15 secs, two minutes behind the scheduled
time of 2158 hrs, lighting up the night skies and precisely injected a pair of
Spadex Satellites in to the desired orbit...////...