ISSAR Report: India’s Space Debris and Orbit Safety Data for 2024
Why in the news
ISSAR for 2024 reviewed India’s space assets and the global orbital environment.
Key facts
- Prepared by IS4OM under ISRO’s SSA programme (monitoring, threat assessment, mitigation).
- 136 spacecraft launched by India in 2024.
- Government satellites working: 22 in LEO, 31 in GEO.
- Deep-space missions: Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter and Aditya-L1.
- 10 CAMs executed; 9 satellites (including Cartosat-2) re-entered.
- Scatsat-1, INS-2B, EOS-7 were de-orbited; POEM-3 and POEM-4 stages came down to 350 km.
Global governance role
- Chairs the UN working group on long-term sustainability of outer space.
- Chaired IADC in 2023-24 and hosted its 42nd meeting.
- Goal: Debris Free Space Mission (DFSM) by 2030, for government and private actors.
World in 2024
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Successful launches | 254 |
| Objects put in orbit | 2,963 |
| Major break-ups | 3 (a Long March CZ-6A stage gave about 650 debris objects) |
Exam angle
- Compiler: IS4OM; target year for DFSM: 2030.