ISRO’s PSLV C60 rocket took off from the spaceport here late Monday night carrying two spacecraft that will help demonstrate space docking, a crucial technology for future space missions. Introduced as a prelude to ISRO setting up its own space station by 2035, the 44.5-metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carried spacecraft A and B, each weighing 220 kg, that will help in space docking, satellite servicing and interplanetary missions.

ISRO’s PSLV C60 rocket took off from the spaceport here late Monday night carrying two spacecraft that will help demonstrate space docking, a crucial technology for future space missions. Introduced as a prelude to ISRO setting up its own space station by 2035, the 44.5-metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carried spacecraft A and B, each weighing 220 kg, that will help in space docking, satellite servicing and interplanetary missions.