24.03.2025

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is targeting to launch the first module of India's own space station, Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), by 2028.

In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the ISRO is aiming to develop and launch the first BAS module by 2028.

"Responsibility of various ISRO centres pertaining to Overall system engineering of BAS-01 and development of subsystem are identified. Centre level teams are formed for detailed Engineering subsystem and details are being worked out," the minister said.

He further said that the fully operational Indian space station with five modules is likely to be ready by 2035.

"Development and launch of the first module i.e. Base module (BAS-1) is targeted by 2028 and fully operational BAS with five modules is targeted by 2035," the minister said.

A crucial milestone in BAS development was achieved with the successful demonstration of the Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) in January 2025.

The SPADEX satellites were successfully launched by the Polar Satellite launch Vehicle (PSLV-C60) into the intended orbit on 30 December 2024 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR.

SPADEX mission successfully demonstrated the in-orbit docking of two satellites on 16 January 2025. Another crucial milestone was achieved earlier this month, when the two satellite successfully undocked on 13 March.

With this, ISRO has now successfully demonstrated all the capabilities required for rendezvous, docking and undocking operations in a circular orbit.

This experiment validated India's ability to autonomously dock satellites in orbit, a critical capability for assembling and maintaining a modular space station.

Quelle: Swarajya