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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, orbit: 6283
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2217
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1746
Total all active payloads, orbit: 10246
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 57
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3083
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 20
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 13406
Rocket stages, orbit: 1993
Sat components, orbit: 1497
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11849
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1085
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7811
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 28745

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, orbit: 6283
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2217
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1746
Total all active payloads, orbit: 10246
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 57
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3083
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 20
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 13406
Rocket stages, orbit: 1993
Sat components, orbit: 1497
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11849
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1085
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7811
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 28745
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 2791.8
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 3891.7
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 319.0
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 7002.5
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 16.5
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2198.6
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 1.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 9219.2
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3749.4
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 164.5
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 13133.1

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

Data Data
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 6283
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1012
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1311
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 8606
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 57
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 252
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 8923
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 127
Sat components, Lower LEO: 63
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 69
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 31
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 9182
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 2791.8
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 653.5
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 121.9
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 3567.2
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 16.5
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 127.9
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.7
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 3712.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 198.3
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 4.8
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 3915.4
Data Data
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 400
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 377
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 777
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1730
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2515
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 835
Sat components, Upper LEO: 875
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9796
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1077
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5821
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 14021
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 421.0
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 143.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 564.7
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 851.4
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1416.6
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1267.7
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.3
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2690.5

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

Data Data
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 97
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1121
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1218
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 141
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1366
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 22
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 45
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 69
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 31
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1502
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 6283
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 914
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 190
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 7387
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 57
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 111
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 7556
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 105
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 18
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 7679
Data Data
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 10
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 212
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 222
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 734
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 961
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 68
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 850
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9794
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1077
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5819
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11673
Data as of 2024 Aug 23
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 390
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 164
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 554
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 996
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1553
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 767
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 25
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 2
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2347