20 LEO satellites at higher collision risk due to crowding: Space min Jitendra Singh
India's space minister Jitendra Singh reported that 20 of India's 22 active satellites in low earth orbit are at increased risk of collision due to space debris. ISRO is actively conducting collision avoidance maneuvers and participating in international debris mitigation frameworks.
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Highlights the growing global challenge of space traffic management and the sustainability of low earth orbit operations.
NEW DELHI: Twenty active Indian satellites in low earth orbit (less than 2,000 km altitude) out of a total of 22 active satellites are at higher risk of collision due to denser space object population in this region, space minister Jitendra Singh informed Lok Sabha Wednesday.Isro executed 20 collision avoidance manoeuvres (CAMs) in 2025 and till date nine such manoeuvres have been conducted in the year 2026, he said in a written reply.India is an active participant in international cooperation frameworks on space debris management, such as Inter-Agency Debris Coordination Committee (IADC), UN Working Group on Long Term Sustainability (UN-LTS), Expert Group of Space Situational Awareness (SSA), International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) Space Traffic Management (STM) Working Group (WG), International Astronautical Federation (IAF) space debris WG, which are involved in technical and policy-related deliberations for space debris mitigation, he said.Isro has contributed substantially to the revised IADC space debris mitigation…
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