Crowded Skies: Space Situational Tracking Highlights Critical Collision Hazards in Low Earth Orbit
NEW DELHI — Speaking in Parliament, Union Space Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh confirmed that specialized radar monitoring by ISRO's Network for Space Object Tracking and Analysis (NETRA) identified heightened close-approach collision risks for more than 20 operational Indian satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
Megaconstellations and Space Debris Challenges
The rapid expansion of commercial satellite megaconstellations has dramatically compressed orbital safety margins, forcing satellite operators to perform dozens of avoidance maneuvers annually to safeguard sovereign communications and observation spacecraft.
