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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, orbit: 7400
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2532
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1769
Total all active payloads, orbit: 11701
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 20
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3041
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 14780
Rocket stages, orbit: 1996
Sat components, orbit: 1460
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11538
[PRC ASAT debris:] 858
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7982
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29774

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, orbit: 7400
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2532
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1769
Total all active payloads, orbit: 11701
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 20
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3041
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 14780
Rocket stages, orbit: 1996
Sat components, orbit: 1460
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11538
[PRC ASAT debris:] 858
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7982
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29774
Data as of 2025 May 12
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 3706.5
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4126.6
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 362.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 8195.8
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 6.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2199.2
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.0
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 10406.6
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3809.1
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 163.9
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 14379.7

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 7400
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1220
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1276
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 9896
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 20
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 198
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 6
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 10120
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 111
Sat components, Lower LEO: 52
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 40
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 26
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 10323
Data as of 2025 May 12
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 3706.5
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 799.0
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 143.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 4649.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 6.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 107.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 4763.4
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 175.0
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 5.8
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 4944.2
Data Data
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 498
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 427
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 925
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1729
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2662
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 839
Sat components, Upper LEO: 853
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9540
[PRC ASAT debris:] 852
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6021
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 13894
Data as of 2025 May 12
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 467.7
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 151.4
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 619.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 848.5
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1468.0
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1295.6
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.3
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2769.9

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 96
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1035
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1131
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 99
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1235
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 23
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 33
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 40
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 26
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1331
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 7400
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1124
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 241
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8765
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 20
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 98
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8884
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 88
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 19
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8991
Data Data
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 239
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 248
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 723
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 976
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 69
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 827
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9539
[PRC ASAT debris:] 852
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6020
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11411
Data as of 2025 May 12
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 489
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 187
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 676
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1006
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1685
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 770
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 26
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 1
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2482