Jonathan's Space Pages

Satellite statistics: Orbits of active sats

Active Sats versus Orbit Type

Note: "GEO" here is really "synchronous"; includes all sats at 23 to 25 hours period at any inclination.

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Number of small (<100 kg) sats: 1524.5
Current number in each orbit category
None LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
51 1078 126 164 91 6 4 1
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Number of big (>100 kg) sats: 12729.6
Current number in each orbit category
None SO LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
4 1 866 10141 225 642 262 567 20