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  Centre proposes Rs 33 crore to protect Indian satellites from space debris

  India | December 08, 2019 19:49 IST

  India has 15 communication satellites active in the geostationary orbit, 13 remote-sensing satellites active in low-earth orbit (2,000 km radius) and eight navigation satellites in medium-earth orbit. Apart from these, there are a number of smaller satellites present in the space.

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  27 Indian satellites currently operation: Government

  India | February 25, 2015 13:50 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 27 satellites, including 11 which facilitate the communication network in the country, are currently operational and one more is to be launched next month, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.One