ISRO's Rendezvous, Space docking and Berthing Experiment

[Varoon4]

Could the arrest of the drift happen quickly, and a docking attempt made within a few hours? Or would it more likely be a few days delay.

 

[VictorDelta4]

Could the arrest of the drift happen quickly, and a docking attempt made within a few hours? Or would it more likely be a few days delay.

I'd wager on 24-48hrs delay.

 

[angryindian]

View: https://x.com/s2a_systems/status/1877163316650401795

How did the distance between the two increase by such margin ?

 

[angryindian]

 

[Miss Firing]

Could the arrest of the drift happen quickly, and a docking attempt made within a few hours? Or would it more likely be a few days delay.

SpaDeX Docking Update:The drift has been arrested and spacecrafts put in a slow drift course to move closer to each other. By tomorrow, it is expected to reach initialisation conditions.


View: https://x.com/isro/status/1877359114117885953

 

[Anants]

SpaDeX Docking Update:The drift has been arrested and spacecrafts put in a slow drift course to move closer to each other. By tomorrow, it is expected to reach initialisation conditions.


View: https://x.com/isro/status/1877359114117885953

Initialization was suppose to happen today

 

[VictorDelta4]

Initialization was suppose to happen today

View: https://x.com/isro/status/1877707837171806279

 

[Varoon4]

Dock first, then inform

SpaDeX Mission: Spacecraft 1.5 km apart, to come closer today, says ISRO

An ISRO official said, “After the last manoeuvre, the satellites drifted away, but they were safe. Now, we are re-attempting the entire process. There are certain fixed hold points, the satellites would be brought to these hold points again, before we attempt docking again.”

indianexpress.com

" With the docking experiment now having missed two publicly announced schedules- Jan 7th and Jan 9th,- the space agency has now decided to dock and inform the people"

 

[NerVik]

Dock first, then inform

SpaDeX Mission: Spacecraft 1.5 km apart, to come closer today, says ISRO

An ISRO official said, “After the last manoeuvre, the satellites drifted away, but they were safe. Now, we are re-attempting the entire process. There are certain fixed hold points, the satellites would be brought to these hold points again, before we attempt docking again.”

indianexpress.com

" With the docking experiment now having missed two publicly announced schedules- Jan 7th and Jan 9th,- the space agency has now decided to dock and inform the people"

A rare blemish on our otherwise nearly impeccable record of putting satellites in near perfect orbit.

 

[Miss Firing]

SpaDeX Docking Update:The drift has been arrested and spacecrafts put in a slow drift course to move closer to each other. By tomorrow, it is expected to reach initialisation conditions.


View: https://x.com/isro/status/1877359114117885953

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View: https://x.com/isro/status/1877707837171806279

View: https://x.com/isro/status/1878057697070743897

Arrested at Inter Satellite Distance (ISD) of 230 m, all sensors are being evaluated. Spacecraft's health is normal.

It was 250m before, now 230m.