217 objects of India are revolving around the earth

217 objects of India are revolving around the earth

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: April 15 2022

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India has 103 active or defunct spacecraft and 114 objects categorised as ‘space debris’ in orbit and has embarked on research to reduce such fragments from outer space.
According to Orbital Debris Quarterly News issued in March by NASA, India had 103 spacecraft, including active and defunct satellites, and 114 space debris objects, including spent rocket bodies orbiting the earth. So, the country has a total of 217 space objects orbiting the earth.
ISRO has also set up the Directorate Space Situational Awareness and Management at its headquarters to deal with issues related to space debris.
US has 4,144 spacecraft (active and defunct), and 5,126 objects that can be categorised as space debris in the earth’s orbit.

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