Docking technology plays a vital role in space when multiple rocket launches are needed to achieve common mission objectives.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released a video on Friday showing the successful docking of two satellites, SDX-01 and SDX-02, as part of the Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX).

The Indian Space Research Organization successfully conducted an unmanned docking in space, making India the fourth country to complete the maneuver.

The Space Docking process was one of the primary goals of ISRO’s SpaDeX Mission, which was launched on December 31. PM Modi congratulated the ISRO team on the historic feat.

India became the world's fourth nation on Thursday to achieve the feat of space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share of a rapidly growing $400-billion global space market.

The spacecraft were blasted off from Sriharikota launch pad in southern India on 30 December on a single rocket. Once airborne, they separated. The docking process, initially scheduled for 7 January,

India docked two satellites in space Thursday, a key milestone for the country's dreams of a space station and manned Moon mission, the space agency said."It is a significant stepping stone for India's ambitious space missions in the years to come,

India on Thursday became the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share in the rapidly growing $400 billion global space market.