315 successful space launches in 2025, finds Indian Space Situational Assessment Report
The Hindu
The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report reveals 315 successful launches in 2025, placing 4,651 objects in orbit.
In 2025 there were 315 successful space launches with about 4,651 objects placed in orbit. According to the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2025 released on Wednesday, a maximum number of payloads were deployed during 2025.
The report stated that 4,651 objects were launched to orbits and 1,911 re-entered the atmosphere with a net annual growth of 74.5%.
With regard to the Indian space assets in 2025, eight satellites were launched and four rocket bodies were placed in orbit. The report said that 12 Indian objects re-entered the atmosphere. It added that the IRNSS-1 D satellite was decommissioned 600 km above geosynchronous orbit.
In total, there are 86 Indian satellites in orbit of which 27 are operational, 23 are defunct (still in orbit), and 36 decayed.
Among the Indian rocket bodies, three Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (LVM-3) are still in orbit and five are decayed; four Small Satellite Launch Vehicles are decayed; four Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicles (GSLV) are in orbit and 10 have decayed, and 42 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) are in orbit and 19 have decayed.
The report also said that 563 and 519 orbital manoeuvres were carried out in low earth orbit and geostationary orbit, respectively.
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