How many satellites are in orbit right now?

As of October 16, 2026, the public satellite catalog tracks 35,044 objects in Earth orbit, of which 20,149 are payloads (working or defunct satellites). The rest are rocket bodies (2,297) and debris fragments (12,543).

How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?

11,102 as of 2026-08-27: the largest constellation ever flown, with ~11,087 working.

How many satellites are in LEO vs GEO?

Low Earth orbit holds 29,234 tracked objects, medium Earth orbit 3,585, and geostationary orbit 1,771.

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How many satellites are in orbit?

Counted from the public satellite catalog every morning, not a static factoid page. Two kinds of numbers below, labeled: live totals (refreshed daily) and constellation counts (verified against primary tracking sources, with dates).

Tracked objects

35,044

everything in the catalog

Payloads

20,149

satellites, working + defunct

Rocket bodies

2,297

spent stages

Debris fragments

12,543

tracked junk

By orbit

Public SATCAT (CelesTrak), daily snapshot · updated 00:00ZVERIFIED

Low Earth orbit (LEO)29,234
Medium Earth orbit (MEO)3,585
Geostationary (GEO)1,771

The big constellations

Verified against primary tracking sources · curated 2026-09-01

Verified satellite counts for the largest constellations
Constellation	Operator	In orbit	As of
Starlink 11,087 working; the largest constellation ever flown (Jonathan McDowell tracking).	SpaceX	11,102	2026-08-27 ↗
OneWeb First-generation constellation complete at ~648 operational slots; 440 next-gen satellites on order from Airbus.	Eutelsat	~651	2026-08-25 ↗
Amazon Leo (ex-Kuiper) Renamed from Project Kuiper in Nov 2025; third-largest constellation and climbing fast.	Amazon	~391	2026-08-31 ↗

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