India, July 14 -- The Axiom-4 crew, including Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and three others, will undock from the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday and begin their return journey home.

According to the information provided by union minister Jitendra Singh, the Axiom-4 undocking is scheduled for 4:30 PM on Monday, with the splashdown expected off the US coast in California at 3:30 PM (IST) on Tuesday.

After the undocking, the spacecraft will undergo departure and phasing burns before starting its orbit around the Earth, adjusting its position and timing for atmospheric re-entry.

The spacecraft's service module will then jettison at around 350 kilometres altitude, and the capsule will perform a deorbit burn ...