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00:00SpaDeX countdown begins. ISRO's step towards space docking mastery.
00:07India is poised to achieve a major milestone in space.
00:11For the first time, it has decided to dock two spacecraft.
00:17SpaDeX project. This project, called Space Docking Experiment, SpaDeX,
00:22is the art of joining two spacecraft together in space.
00:27Why is it so important?
00:29ISRO is currently docking two spacecraft weighing only 220 kg.
00:34However, ISRO's dream is to build India's own station in space.
00:38This docking is important for that.
00:43India to become the fourth country.
00:45If India succeeds in this complex space project,
00:48it will become the fourth country to succeed in space docking.
00:51Only Russia, America and China have this technology.
00:57Test at an altitude of 470 km.
01:01ISRO will conduct this test at an altitude of 470 km from Earth.
01:06It will send a chaser and target spacecraft into space.
01:12Low-cost technology.
01:14The chaser spacecraft is named SDX-01 and the target is named SDX-02.
01:19ISRO has built this at a very low cost.
01:23Built in Bengaluru.
01:25These spacecraft were built at the UR Rao Satellite Center in Bengaluru.
01:29VSSC, LPSC, SAC, ISU and LEOS supported this.
01:36Launch time.
01:37ISRO has informed that SpaDeX will be launched at 10.15 tonight.
01:45How to watch live.
01:46It will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center SDSC or Sriharikota Range Shah in Sriharikota
01:53and will be broadcast live on ISRO's YouTube page from 9.30 pm.