Over 4,600 objects placed in orbit in 2025 after 315 space launches

9 APRIL 2026

The year 2025 saw 315 successful space launches globally, with about 4,651 objects placed in orbit and 1,911 re-entered the atmosphere with a net annual growth of 74.5%.
According to the Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2025 , a maximum number of payloads were deployed during 2025.
With regard to the Indian space assets in 2025, eight satellites were launched and four rocket bodies were placed in orbit, and 12 Indian objects re-entered the atmosphere.
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.
Fourteen collision avoidance measures were carried out in low-earth orbit along with four in geostationary orbit, the ISSAR report said.