New Delhi, March 19 -- At least 129 trackable space debris originating from Indian satellite missions are in orbit as of March 2026, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. "The Debris Free Space Mission initiative has been announced in 2024, it aims that by 2030, the goal of zero debris creation will be achieved by all Indian actors, government as well as private, by 2030," informed Jitendra Singh, minister of state in the Prime Minister's office, in response to a written question posed by Tamil Nadu MP S Jagathrakshakan. The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR), an annual report released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), contains assessments of the origin of space debris. Presently, the 129 trackable ...