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Movement

Everything tracked in orbit: whose it is, which orbits are used, how fast launches grow and what fell back — from the public satellite catalogue, refreshed daily.

Objects in orbit

34 869

satellites, rocket bodies, debris

Working satellites

17 068

49% of all objects

Starlink

11 132

65% of working satellites

Tracked debris

12 537

plus 2 301 spent rocket bodies

New satellites, 30 days

60

payloads launched in the last 30 days

Satellites launched per year

Payloads by launch year; gold is Starlink. 2026 is still running.

  • All payloads
  • Starlink

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Objects that re-entered

Satellites and rocket bodies that came down, by year (debris not counted).

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Working satellites by owner

Starlink included — that is why the United States leads by so much.

  1. 1.United States12 917
  2. 2.China1 544
  3. 3.United Kingdom698
  4. 4.Russia (CIS)380
  5. 5.Japan149
  6. 6.TBD118
  7. 7.Italy81
  8. 8.India78
  9. 9.France76
  10. 10.Germany74
  11. 11.European Space Agency69
  12. 12.South Korea60
  13. 13.Canada54
  14. 14.Spain52
  15. 15.Türkiye39

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Without Starlink

The same count with SpaceX's constellation set aside.

  1. 1.United States1 818
  2. 2.China1 561
  3. 3.United Kingdom698
  4. 4.Russia (CIS)385
  5. 5.Japan154
  6. 6.TBD118
  7. 7.Italy81
  8. 8.India80
  9. 9.European Space Agency78
  10. 10.France76
  11. 11.Germany74
  12. 12.South Korea61
  13. 13.Canada54
  14. 14.Spain52
  15. 15.Türkiye39

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Debris by owner

Tracked fragments still in orbit, by the owner of what broke up — test and accident debris included.

  1. 1.China4 228
  2. 2.Russia (CIS)3 898
  3. 3.United States3 897
  4. 4.France351
  5. 5.Intelsat49
  6. 6.India36
  7. 7.Japan35
  8. 8.European Space Agency11
  9. 9.Canada6
  10. 10.GLOB1
  11. 11.United Kingdom0
  12. 12.TBD0

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Orbits in use

Working satellites by orbit; the small figure is every object there.

  1. 1.Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · 29 007 objects in all16 186
  2. 2.Medium orbit (navigation) · 969 objects in all185
  3. 3.Geostationary (35 786 km) · 1 677 objects in all633
  4. 4.Highly elliptical and other · 3 216 objects in all64

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Launched in the last 30 days

Newest first.

  • STRIX-11Japan · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 26
  • YAOGAN-40 04 OBJECT AChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 24
  • YAOGAN-40 04 OBJECT BChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 24
  • YAOGAN-40 04 OBJECT CChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 24
  • YAOGAN-40 04 OBJECT DChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 24
  • YAOGAN-40 04 OBJECT EChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 24
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT AChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT BChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT CChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT DChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT EChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT FChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT GChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT HChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • GUOWANG 26 OBJECT JChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 23
  • OBJECT AChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT BChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT CChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT DChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT EChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT FChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT GChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT HChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • OBJECT JChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • ZK-1A R/BChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 21
  • STARLINK-38381United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38375United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38320United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38321United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38395United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38389United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38399United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38383United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38402United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38398United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38444United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38451United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38446United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38438United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38448United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38450United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38388United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38301United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38339United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38367United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38386United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38447United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38442United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38400United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38409United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38420United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STARLINK-38385United States · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 20
  • STRIX-10Japan · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 19
  • PIESAT-2 OBJECT AChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 19
  • PIESAT-2 OBJECT BChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 19
  • PIESAT-2 OBJECT CChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 19
  • PIESAT-2 OBJECT DChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 19
  • GUOWANG 25 OBJECT AChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 17
  • GUOWANG 25 OBJECT BChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 17
  • GUOWANG 25 OBJECT CChina · Low Earth orbit (below 2 000 km) · Sep 17

CelesTrak SATCAT, from US Space Force tracking

Method and limits

The catalogue lists every object the US Space Force tracks and publishes, with owner, launch date, orbit and an operational status. "Working" means the status marks it operational, partly operational, backup, spare or extended mission. Classified military satellites are partly missing; small debris (under about 10 cm) is not tracked at all. Owners are CelesTrak's codes: an international organisation or company is shown as itself, not as a country.