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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, orbit: 9931
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 3020
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1964
Total all active payloads, orbit: 14915
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 35
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3040
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 16
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 18006
Rocket stages, orbit: 2025
Sat components, orbit: 1454
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11274
[ASAT debris:] 2689
[Collision debris:] 787
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 32759

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, orbit: 9931
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 3020
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1964
Total all active payloads, orbit: 14915
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 35
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3040
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 16
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 18006
Rocket stages, orbit: 2025
Sat components, orbit: 1454
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11274
[ASAT debris:] 2689
[Collision debris:] 787
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 32759
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 5396.3
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4453.4
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 429.0
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 10278.7
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 16.8
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2224.5
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 1.0
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 12521.0
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3912.8
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 162.3
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 16596.1

Tracked Objects vs Time - Lower and Upper LEO - Number and Tonnage

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 9931
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1486
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1411
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 12828
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 10
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 182
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 13025
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 110
Sat components, Lower LEO: 57
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 35
[ASAT debris:] 8
[Collision debris:] 3
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 13227
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 5396.3
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 948.4
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 175.9
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 6520.6
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 3.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 102.0
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.5
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 6626.7
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 181.2
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 5.3
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 6813.2
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 696
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 472
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 1168
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1727
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2903
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 865
Sat components, Upper LEO: 842
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9294
[ASAT debris:] 2661
[Collision debris:] 782
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 13904
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 595.3
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 163.9
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 759.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 834.9
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1594.5
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1400.0
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 5.9
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 3000.3

Tracked Objects vs Time - Lower and Upper LEO - Number and Tonnage, big vs small

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 94
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1117
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1211
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 85
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 4
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1300
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 25
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 41
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 35
[ASAT debris:] 8
[Collision debris:] 3
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1401
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9931
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1391
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 294
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11616
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 10
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 97
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11724
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 85
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 16
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[ASAT debris:] 0
[Collision debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11825
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 12
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 257
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 269
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 722
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 996
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 72
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 818
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9293
[ASAT debris:] 2661
[Collision debris:] 782
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11179
Data as of 2026 Mar 14
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 683
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 214
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 897
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1005
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1905
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 793
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 24
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[ASAT debris:] 0
[Collision debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2723