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 space debris originate from defunct satellites in the low Earth orbit (23) and geostationary orbit (26), rocket bodies remaining in orbit from Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (40), Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (4) and Launch Vehicle Mark-3 (3), and debris generated by in-orbit break-up of PSLV C3 rocket body (33). "Isro, as an active member of IADC (Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee), has contributed to the revised mitigation guidelines for space debris mitigation," he said....