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12,977 active payloads · 18,762 objects on orbit · 29 operators

Rank · active payloads
#1 of 105
Rank · objects on orbit
#1 of 105
Rank · debris on orbit
#2 of 105
Active payloads
12,977
Payloads on orbit
14,022
Total payloads
18,088
Objects on orbit
18,762
Debris on orbit
3,958
Rocket bodies
781
Total objects
29,506
Launches
2,549
Operators
29
Payloads 365 d
3,874
Snapshot
11 Sept 2026 22:34 UTC

Growth

Growth by year

Payloads launched · still active vs no longer active

Payloads by launch year01K2K3K4K195819671976198519942003201220212026
  • Still active
  • No longer active

Launches per year

Launches per year0501001502001958197019821994200620182026

Organisations

Operators · 29

All operators →
OperatorKindActiveTotal365 d
SpaceXOperator11,13112,8633,261
National Reconnaissance OfficeMilitary39349879
Amazon (Project Kuiper)Operator391398294
Planet Labs PBCOperator11968242
Spire GlobalOperator9425342
Iridium CommunicationsOperator801750
United States Space ForceMilitary7512223
IntelsatOperator551480
HawkEye 360Operator36396
GlobalstarOperator36938
NASAAgency2417013
ViasatOperator16252
BlackSkyOperator15212
ORBCOMMOperator14600
EchoStar / HughesOperator12211
Capella SpaceOperator9193
NOAAAgency6400
UmbraOperator5122
Sirius XMOperator5161
Maxar TechnologiesOperator450
Lynk GlobalOperator450
AST SpaceMobileOperator120
Swarm Technologies (SpaceX)Operator02010

Programmes

Constellations

ConstellationServiceOrbitActiveTotal
StarlinkCommunicationsLEO11,13112,863
USA (classified US military payloads)MilitaryMIXED393498
Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper)CommunicationsLEO391398
Planet Flock (Dove)Earth ObservationLEO119675
Spire LemurEarth ObservationLEO94253
Iridium NEXTCommunicationsLEO80175
Intelsat fleetCommunicationsGEO54147
Praetorian (Firefly / military rideshare)MilitaryLEO4242
GlobalstarCommunicationsLEO3693
HawkEye 360Earth ObservationLEO3639
GPS (NAVSTAR)NavigationMEO3380
BlackSky Global / Gen-3Earth ObservationLEO1521
ORBCOMMIotLEO1460
Viasat / Inmarsat fleetCommunicationsGEO1423
EchoStar / JupiterCommunicationsGEO1221
Capella SAREarth ObservationLEO919
SiriusXMCommunicationsGEO516
Umbra SAREarth ObservationLEO512
Maxar WorldView / LegionEarth ObservationLEO45
Lynk GlobalCommunicationsLEO45

Ground

Launch sites

All launch sites →
Launch sites in United StatesAFETRAFWTRWLPISWRASERASKODAKKWAJ
SiteCodeLaunchesLast launch
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), FloridaAFETR1,32530 Aug 2026
Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), CaliforniaAFWTR85306 Sept 2026
Wallops Flight Facility / MARS, VirginiaWLPIS5011 Jun 2026
Western Range Airspace (air launch)WRAS2103 Jul 2026
Eastern Range Airspace (air launch)ERAS1011 Oct 2019
Pacific Spaceport Complex, Kodiak, AlaskaKODAK515 Mar 2022
Kwajalein Atoll (Reagan Test Site)KWAJ219 Oct 2008

Fleet

Recent satellites

All satellites →
SatelliteNORADStatusTypeOrbitLaunched
STARLINK-38436100641ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38412100640ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38411100639ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38416100638ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38422100637ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38170100636ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38413100635ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38415100634ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38410100633ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38403100632ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38421100631ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38376100630ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38327100629ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-38348100628ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026
STARLINK-36778100627ActivePayloadLEO06 Sept 2026

Launches

Recent launches

All launches →
LaunchDatePrimary payloadSitePayloads
2026-20406 Sept 2026STARLINK-38345Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California27
2026-20002 Sept 2026STARLINK-38244Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California27
2026-20102 Sept 2026STRIX-9Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia1
2026-19930 Aug 2026NGRSTCape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida1
2026-19726 Aug 2026STARLINK-38373Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California27
2026-19625 Aug 2026STARLINK-36282Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida29
2026-19322 Aug 2026STARLINK-38290Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California27
2026-19221 Aug 2026STARLINK-37821Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida29
2026-19120 Aug 2026QPS-SAR-18 (SUSANOO-II)Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia1
2026-19019 Aug 2026STARLINK-38156Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California24
2026-18616 Aug 2026USA 620Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California23
2026-18516 Aug 2026GLOBALSTAR M098Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida8
2026-18412 Aug 2026STARLINK-38267Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California24
2026-18311 Aug 2026STARLINK-37697Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida29
2026-18108 Aug 2026STARLINK-38191Vandenberg Space Force Base (Western Range), California24

Timeline

Events

All events →
  1. Decommission

    SWAS reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  2. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  3. Decommission

    TERRA reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → X.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  4. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 49 (USA 154) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  5. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  6. Decommission

    DMSP 5D-3 F16 (USA 172) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  7. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 53 (USA 175) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  8. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 55 (USA 178) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  9. Decommission

    INTELSAT 11 (IS-11) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  10. Decommission

    FGRST (GLAST) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → X.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  11. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 63 (USA 203) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  12. Decommission

    EWS-G3 (GOES 14) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  13. Decommission

    EWS-G2 (GOES 15) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  14. Decommission

    NAVSTAR 66 (USA 232) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%

  15. Decommission

    CYGFM05 reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → X.

    Source unavailable · confidence NaN%