The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to launch the first module of India’s space station, Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS), by 2028. The space station is expected to be fully operational by 2035, consisting of five modules. A crucial step towards this goal was achieved with the successful Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) in January 2025.

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• ISRO targets launching the first module of India’s space station, BAS, by 2028.
• The full operational space station with five modules is expected by 2035.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh confirmed the development plans in a Rajya Sabha reply.
• ISRO is working on detailed subsystem engineering for the first module, BAS-01.
• The successful SPADEX mission in January 2025 was a key milestone in BAS development.
• SPADEX demonstrated the in-orbit docking of two satellites on 16 January 2025.
• The satellites successfully undocked on 13 March 2025, further proving docking capabilities.
• The docking and undocking operations in circular orbit were validated as crucial for BAS.
• The Space Docking Experiment was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 30 December 2024.
• ISRO is now ready to develop the critical autonomous docking capability needed for the space station.