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SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment)
PSLV-CA
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITESatish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Mission
SPADEX (Space Docking Experiment) is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) technology mission to demonstrate autonomous docking between 2 spacecraft in orbit. The mission will involve two spacecraft (Chaser and Target) rendezvous and docking together, plus testing attitude control of the combined spacecraft under docked conditions. The Chaser and Target spacecraft will then be separated for operating other payload. The mission is critical to develop rendezvous and docking abilities for ISRO’s future human spaceflight and lunar sample return missions.
- Launch vehicle
- PSLV-CA
- Mission type
- Technology
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
- Provider
- Indian Space Research Organization
The vehicle
Published configuration and flight history.
Launch vehicle
PSLV-CA
The PSLV-CA, CA meaning "Core Alone", model premiered on 23 April 2007. The CA model does not include the six strap-on boosters used by the PSLV standard variant. The fourth stage of the CA variant has 400 kg less propellant when compared to its standard version. It currently has capability to launch 1,100 kg to a 622 km Sun synchronous orbit.
- Height
- 44 m
- Diameter
- 2.8 m
- Stages
- 4
- Recorded launches
- 18
- First flight
- 2007-04-23
Recorded timing
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Flight timeline
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Liftoff
- T+00:01:51.12
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:01:51.32
SES
- T+00:03:8.32
Fairing Separation
- T+00:04:22.06
Stage 3 Separation
- T+00:04:23.26
Stage 3 Ignition
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- T+00:08:31.22
Kick Stage Separation
- T+00:08:41.62
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+00:13:12.48
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+00:15:9.48
Payload Separation
- T+00:15:12.48
Payload Separation
- T+00:32:37.52
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+00:33:8.42
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+01:21:8.52
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+01:21:15.54
Kick Stage Cut-off
Launch site & orbit
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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