♦ Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh announced that ISRO’s SpaDEX mission has successfully achieved its second satellite docking on 21 April 2025.

♦ These satellites were launched aboard the PSLV-C60 rocket from Sriharikota on December 30, 2024.

♦ The first docking was successfully completed on January 16, 2025, and the satellites were undocked on March 13, 2025.

♦ The successful docking of the SpaDEX satellites in 2025 January made India the fourth country in the world to achieve satellite docking in space, joining the ranks of the US, Russia, and China.

♦ The mission involved the docking of two small spacecraft — SDX01 (the Chaser) and SDX02 (the Target) — each weighing around 220 kg. 

♦ The docking technology, indigenously developed by ISRO, is known as the Bharatiya Docking System.

♦ According to ISRO, the SpaDEX mission is a major step toward building India’s capabilities in orbital docking — a crucial technology for future human spaceflight, satellite servicing missions, and establishing a space station.