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.