Chennai, Jan. 21 -- Indian space start-up OrbitAID Aerospace Pvt Ltd is in discussions with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and US-based SpaceX to launch two satellites that will demonstrate autonomous docking, undocking, fuel transfer, and power transfer in orbit, a top company official said.
"We are in talks with ISRO and SpaceX to launch our two satellites. Depending on the availability of the rocket for our mission, we will decide on the launcher," said R. Sakthikumar, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of OrbitAID.
The two satellites, designated as the target and the chaser, are designed to perform autonomous docking and in-orbit refuelling operations. According to Sakthi kumar, the mission will validate on-orbit refue...