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ISRO issued 1.5 lakh close-approach alerts in 2025 and ran collision avoidance maneuvers
Science
Published on 24 April 2026
One avoidance maneuver involved the NASA ISRO NISAR satellite
In 2025, ISRO reportedly issued about 1.5 lakh close-approach alerts for its Earth-orbiting satellites, reflecting how crowded space has become. The agency carried out four collision avoidance manoeuvres for GEO satellites and 14 for LEO spacecraft, including an avoidance action linked to the joint NASA-ISRO NISAR mission.
- ISRO issued around 1.5 lakh close-approach alerts in 2025
- Four collision avoidance manoeuvres were conducted for GEO satellites
- Fourteen manoeuvres were done for LEO spacecraft, including NISAR
- The data highlights the growing congestion risk in orbit
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