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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, orbit: 9079
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2888
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1920
Total all active payloads, orbit: 13887
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3026
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 16943
Rocket stages, orbit: 2018
Sat components, orbit: 1457
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11415
[PRC ASAT debris:] 817
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7889
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 31833

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, orbit: 9079
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2888
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1920
Total all active payloads, orbit: 13887
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3026
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 16943
Rocket stages, orbit: 2018
Sat components, orbit: 1457
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11415
[PRC ASAT debris:] 817
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7889
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 31833
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 4884.9
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4413.8
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 393.4
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 9692.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 5.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2195.3
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.0
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 11897.4
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3848.6
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 165.1
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 15911.2

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 9079
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1403
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1271
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 11753
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 189
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 6
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 11960
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 114
Sat components, Lower LEO: 54
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 36
[PRC ASAT debris:] 3
[Irid/Kos debris:] 24
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 12164
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 4884.9
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 924.2
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 151.1
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 5960.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 5.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 103.6
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.5
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 6069.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 179.1
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 6.4
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 6254.8
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 645
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 447
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 1092
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1723
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2823
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 858
Sat components, Upper LEO: 846
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9418
[PRC ASAT debris:] 812
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5926
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 13945
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 558.5
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 160.8
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 719.3
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 839.6
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1559.4
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1367.6
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 5.9
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2933.0

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 93
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1006
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1099
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 91
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1195
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 24
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 36
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 36
[PRC ASAT debris:] 3
[Irid/Kos debris:] 24
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1291
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9079
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1310
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 265
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 10654
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 12
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: 10764
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 90
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: 10872
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
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: 244
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 256
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 719
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 980
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 71
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 822
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9417
[PRC ASAT debris:] 812
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5925
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11290
Data as of 2025 Dec 1
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 632
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 202
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 834
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1004
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1841
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 787
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 24
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 1
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2653