The maneuver to bring the satellites to a distance of 500 metres from each other is likely to be achieved on Saturday, the agency said in a statement.

The SpaDeX mission is a critical technology demonstrator aimed at showcasing India's capabilities in in-space docking.

ISRO intends to begin a controlled drift to bring the spacecraft closer, reducing the gap to 500 meters by tomorrow morning.

India's space agency ISRO postponed a highly anticipated space docking mission for the second time late Wednesday.

The two satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a space docking experiment may soon attain the conditions needed to commence the mission. The docking experiment, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed after the satellites drifted more than expected during a manoeuvre to reduce the distance between them.

ISRO's SpaDeX mission takes a crucial step forward despite delays, as the spacecraft begin a slow drift course to prepare for India's first space docking experiment.

The docking procedure of the SPADEX spacecrafts have been delayed by a couple of days, ISRO announced on January 6. Originally scheduled for January 7, the docking will now take place on January 9 after an abort scenario was identified by the mission team.

The mission has experienced its second delay, originally scheduled for January 7 and then rescheduled to January 9.

You can watch the event live via ISRO's official YouTube account starting 8:00 am tomorrow. The SpaDeX satellites, which were launched on December 30, 2024, will demonstrate automated rendezvous and docking capabilities in low Earth orbit.

ISRO's space docking experiment has so far missed two publicly announced schedules, on January 7 and January 9.

ISRO is planning to carry out its ambitious space docking experiment using two satellites in orbit. If the ISRO succeeds in its mission, India will become the