from Indian satellites in orbit: Jitendra Singh

NEW DELHI: (Mar 18) A total of 129 trackable space debris originating from Indian satellite missions are in orbit as of March 2026, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the minister said in low Earth orbit (LEO) and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO), there are 23 and 26 defunct satellites, respectively.

There are also "rocket bodies remaining in orbit from PSLV (40), GSLV (4) and LVM3 (3), and debris generated due to in-orbit break-up of PSLV C3 rocket body (33),” said Singh.