Report is compiled annually by ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management (IS4OM) under ISRO’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) activities.
- SSA involves the knowledge of the space environment, assessment of threats, and implementation of mitigation measures.
Key Highlights on India
- Spacecrafts Launched and Operational: Total of 136 spacecrafts were launched.
- Operational Satellites owned by Government: 22 in LEO (Low Earth Orbit) and 31 in GEO (Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit).
- Active Deep Space Missions: Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter (CH2O) and Aditya-L1 at Sun-Earth Lagrange’s point.
- Collision Avoidance Manoeuvres (CAM): 10 CAMs were carried out by ISRO in 2024.
- Atmospheric Re-Entry: 9 Indian satellites re-entered the atmosphere in 2024 including the Cartosat-2.
- Spacecraft Decommissioning: Scatsat-1 was de-orbited as part of post mission operations, along with INS-2B and EOS-7.
- PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM): Technology demonstration missions, POEM-3 and POEM-4 saw de-orbiting of their upper stages to 350 km altitude.
- Space Leadership: India currently chairs the UN working group on the Long-term Sustainability of outer space activities.
- ISRO chaired the Inter-Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) for 2023-24 and hosted the 42nd annual IADC meet, where it contributed to:
- Revision of IADC space debris mitigation guidelines.
- Declaration of Debris Free Space Mission (DFSM) to be achieved by all Indian space actors, both governmental and non-governmental, by 2030.
- ISRO chaired the Inter-Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC) for 2023-24 and hosted the 42nd annual IADC meet, where it contributed to:
Global Scenario
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