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 21
Number of small (<100 kg) sats: 1528.1
Current number in each orbit category
None LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
23 1102 126 166 95 7 4 1
Data as of 2026 Jan 21
Number of big (>100 kg) sats: 12902.5
Current number in each orbit category
None SO LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
22 1 875 10270 226 658 260 568 21