With reference to ISRO's Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX), consider the following statements:
1. It made India the third country in the world to demonstrate autonomous space docking capabilities.
2. The mission involved docking the Chaser and Target satellites, which were launched aboard a GSLV rocket.
3. The demonstrated technology is a critical prerequisite for the upcoming Chandrayaan-4 sample-return mission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Accepted Answer

B. 3 only — Statement 1 is incorrect because India became the fourth country (after the US, Russia, and China) to achieve this. Statement 2 is incorrect as the satellites were launched aboard the PSLV-C60 rocket, not GSLV. Statement 3 is correct, as orbital docking is essential for transferring lunar samples between modules during the Chandrayaan-4 mission.

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