Reports and Indices
ISSAR Report 2023
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently released the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2023.
- It was compiled by ISRO System for Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management (IS4OM).
- The report assesses the vulnerability of space assets in outer space to various environmental hazards.
Key Findings
- A total of 127 Indian satellites, including those from private operators have been launched till 31st December 2023.
- The number of operational satellites owned by Government of India (as of 31 Dec 2023) is
- 22 in LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
- 29 in GEO (Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit).
- Three Indian deep space missions namely
- Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
- Aditya-L1
- Propulsion Module of Chandrayaan-
- Seven successful launches in 2023 include
- SSLV-D2/EOS7
- LVM3-M3/ONEWEB_II
- PSLV-C55/ TeLEOS-2
- GSLV-F12 NVS-01
- LVM3-M4/ Chandrayaan-3
- PSLV-C56/ DS-SAR
- PSLV-C57/Aditya L-1
