SpaDeX Program
SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) is an Indian Space Research Organisation technology-demonstration program that launched two small spacecraft on 30 December 2024 to develop and demonstrate autonomous rendezvous, docking, undocking, and power-transfer operations in low Earth orbit. ISRO completed the first docking in January 2025, successful undocking in March 2025, and a second docking with bidirectional power transfer in April 2025, establishing capabilities relevant to future servicing, human-spaceflight, and sample-return missions.
Identity
- Aliases
- SpaDeXSPADEXSpace Docking ExperimentSpaDeX Mission
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- SpaDeX Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- developmentresearchoperations
Details
- Description
- SpaDeX (Space Docking Experiment) is an Indian Space Research Organisation technology-demonstration program that launched two small spacecraft on 30 December 2024 to develop and demonstrate autonomous rendezvous, docking, undocking, and power-transfer operations in low Earth orbit. ISRO completed the first docking in January 2025, successful undocking in March 2025, and a second docking with bidirectional power transfer in April 2025, establishing capabilities relevant to future servicing, human-spaceflight, and sample-return missions.
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2024-12-30
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:45:40 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 13:45:40 UTC