Jonathan's Space Pages

Enormous (`Mega') Satellite Constellations

Constellation List

I consider constellations with N > 50 planned satellites as 'Large' and N > 1000 as 'Enormous'.

Each enormous (expected N > 1000 ) planned constellation is listed here. The tables show:


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
SG1: Starlink Constellation, Modified Gen 1 (Apr 2020 Filing)(4408 satellites planned, 3866 up, 3180 operational) 2018-
StarlinkUS1 0 Group 1 550 53.0 72 22 0 1430 60 1490 1584
StarlinkUS 1 1 547.25 53.050 1430
StarlinkUS 1 2 549.70 53.000 0
StarlinkUS2 0 Group 2 570 70.0 36 20 5 51 0 51 720
StarlinkUS 2 1 572.00 70.000 46
StarlinkUS 2 2 577.00 70.000 0
StarlinkUS3 0 Group 3 560 97.6 6 58 3 184 2 186 348
StarlinkUS 3 1 558.00 97.600 0
StarlinkUS 3 2 563.00 97.600 181
StarlinkUS4 0 Group 4 540 53.2 72 22 1515 1515 122 1637 1584
StarlinkUS5 0 Old Group 5 560 97.6 4 43 0 0 0 0 172
StarlinkUS TOTAL 3180 686 38664408


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
SG2A: Starlink Constellation, Modified Gen 2 Part 1 as approved 11/22(7500 satellites planned, 295 up, 93 operational) 2022-
Starlink2AUS5 0 Group 5 530 43.0 28 89 0 93 177 270 2500
Starlink2AUS 5 1 553.00 43.000 28
Starlink2AUS 5 2 559.10 43.000 65
Starlink2AUS6 0 525 53.0 28 89 0 0 21 21 2500
Starlink2AUS7 0 535 33.0 28 89 0 0 0 0 2500
Starlink2AUS TOTAL 93 202 2957500


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
SG2: Starlink Constellation, Modified Gen 2 Part 2 (Approval deferred by FCC)(22488 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
Starlink2US1 0 340 53.0 48 110 0 0 0 0 5280
Starlink2US2 0 345 46.0 48 110 0 0 0 0 5280
Starlink2US3 0 350 38.0 48 110 0 0 0 0 5280
Starlink2US4 0 360 96.9 30 120 0 0 0 0 3600
Starlink2US5 0 530 43.0 28 30 0 0 0 0 860
Starlink2US6 0 525 53.0 28 30 0 0 0 0 860
Starlink2US7 0 535 33.0 28 30 0 0 0 0 860
Starlink2US8 0 604 148.0 12 12 0 0 0 0 144
Starlink2US9 0 614 115.7 18 18 0 0 0 0 324
Starlink2US TOTAL 0 0 022488


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
OW: OneWeb Constellation (2021 revision, Phase 1)(716 satellites planned, 620 up, 428 operational) 2019-
OneWebUK1 0 1200 87.9 12 49 0 428 157 585 588
OneWebUK 1 1 1221.70 87.887 49
OneWebUK 1 2 1217.68 87.890 41
OneWebUK 1 3 1213.73 87.895 50
OneWebUK 1 4 1209.75 87.895 50
OneWebUK 1 5 1205.80 87.895 42
OneWebUK 1 6 1201.73 87.905 39
OneWebUK 1 7 1197.67 87.915 37
OneWebUK 1 8 1193.70 87.914 36
OneWebUK 1 9 1189.70 87.910 40
OneWebUK 1 10 1185.60 87.914 37
OneWebUK 1 11 1181.90 87.930 7
OneWebUK3 0 1200 55.0 8 16 0 0 0 0 128
OneWebUK TOTAL 428 192 620716


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
OW2: OneWeb Constellation (2021 revision, Phase 2)(6372 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
OneWebUK1 0 1200 87.9 36 49 0 0 0 0 1764
OneWebUK 1 1 1221.70 87.887 0
OneWebUK 1 2 1217.68 87.890 0
OneWebUK 1 3 1213.73 87.895 0
OneWebUK 1 4 1209.75 87.895 0
OneWebUK 1 5 1205.80 87.895 0
OneWebUK 1 6 1201.73 87.905 0
OneWebUK 1 7 1197.67 87.915 0
OneWebUK 1 8 1193.70 87.914 0
OneWebUK 1 9 1189.70 87.910 0
OneWebUK 1 10 1185.60 87.914 0
OneWebUK2 0 1200 40.0 32 72 0 0 0 0 2304
OneWebUK3 0 1200 55.0 32 72 0 0 0 0 2304
OneWebUK TOTAL 0 0 06372


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
KP: Kuiper Constellation (Nov 2021 filing, Feb 2023 mod)(3232 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
KuiperUS1 0 Ka/V A 590 33.0 1 782 0 0 0 0 782
KuiperUS2 0 Ka/V A 590 30.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2
KuiperUS3 0 Ka/V B 610 42.0 1292 1 0 0 0 0 1292
KuiperUS3 0 Ka/V C 630 51.9 289 4 0 0 0 0 1156
KuiperUS TOTAL 0 0 03232


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
GW: Chinese Guangwang Constellation (2021 revision)(12992 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
GuanwangCN1 0 590 85.0 16 30 0 0 0 0 480
GuanwangCN2 0 600 50.0 40 50 0 0 0 0 2000
GuanwangCN3 0 508 60.0 60 60 0 0 0 0 3600
GuanwangCN4 0 1145 30.0 48 36 0 0 0 0 1728
GuanwangCN5 0 1145 40.0 48 36 0 0 0 0 1728
GuanwangCN6 0 1145 50.0 48 36 0 0 0 0 1728
GuanwangCN7 0 1145 60.0 48 36 0 0 0 0 1728
GuanwangCN TOTAL 0 0 012992


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
YNH: Galaxy Space (Yinhe) Constellation(1000 satellites planned, 7 up, 0 operational) 2020-
YinheCN1 0 500 63.5 1 1000 0 0 0 0 1000
YinheCN TOTAL 0 7 71000


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
HWH: Hanwha Systems(2000 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
HanwhaKR1 0 500 97.5 1 2000 0 0 0 0 2000
HanwhaKR TOTAL 0 0 02000


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
LYNK: Lynk Global cellphone service constellation(2000 satellites planned, 5 up, 0 operational) 2020-
LynkUS1 0 500 97.5 1 2000 0 0 0 0 2000
LynkUS TOTAL 0 5 52000


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
Astra: Astra (2021 V-band proposal)(13620 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
AstraUS1 0 1.0 Eq 700 0.0 1 40 0 0 0 0 40
AstraUS2 0 2.0 SSO 690 98.0 14 36 0 0 0 0 504
AstraUS3 0 2.0 Med-I 700 55.0 56 32 0 0 0 0 1792
AstraUS4 0 3.0 SSO 380 97.0 112 20 0 0 0 0 2240
AstraUS5 0 3.0 Low-I 390 30.0 51 96 0 0 0 0 4896
AstraUS6 0 3.0 Med-I 400 55.0 61 68 0 0 0 0 4148
AstraUS TOTAL 0 0 013620


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
BOE: Boeing (2021 V-band proposal)(5841 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
BoeingUS1 0 1056 54.0 11 12 0 0 0 0 132
BoeingUS1 0 670 82.9 30 20 0 0 0 0 600
BoeingUS2 0 680 54.9 40 35 0 0 0 0 1400
BoeingUS3 0 690 37.9 46 34 0 0 0 0 1564
BoeingUS4 0 1040 37.2 28 30 0 0 0 0 840
BoeingUS5 0 1070 48.8 35 28 0 0 0 0 980
BoeingUS6 0 1085 79.9 11 26 0 0 0 0 286
BoeingUS7 0 9000 0.0 1 39 0 0 0 0 39
BoeingUS8 0 10000 41.2 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
BoeingUS TOTAL 0 0 05841


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
TEL: Telesat Lightspeed (Canada) (2021 V-band proposal; reduced by 100 in 2022?)(1969 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
TelesatCA1 0 Global 1 1015 99.0 6 13 0 0 0 0 78
TelesatCA2 0 Global 2 1325 50.9 20 11 0 0 0 0 220
TelesatCA3 0 Augmented 3 1015 99.0 27 13 0 0 0 0 351
TelesatCA4 0 Augmented 4 1325 50.9 40 33 0 0 0 0 1320
TelesatCA TOTAL 0 0 01969


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
HVNET: Hughes Network Systems HVNET (2021 V-band proposal)(1440 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
HVNETUS1 0 1150 55.0 36 40 0 0 0 0 1440
HVNETUS TOTAL 0 0 01440


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
SPINL: Spin Launch/SN Space Systems (UK) (1190 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
SpinLaunchUS1 0 830 55.0 1190 1 0 0 0 0 1190
SpinLaunchUS TOTAL 0 0 01190


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
GLOB: Globalstar (Germany) (3080 satellites planned, 0 up, 0 operational) --
Globalstar3D1 0 485 55.0 36 35 0 0 0 0 1260
Globalstar3D2 0 515 70.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 100
Globalstar3D3 0 600 55.0 30 30 0 0 0 0 900
Globalstar3D4 0 620 98.0 10 10 0 0 0 0 100
Globalstar3D5 0 700 55.0 24 30 0 0 0 0 720
Globalstar3D TOTAL 0 0 03080


Constellation State Layer SubShell LayerName Altitude Inclination No of planes Sats per plane Sats on stn Sats on stn Sats off stnTotal Sats upTotal Sats PlannedFirst LaunchLast Launch
km deg (planned) (planned) in SubShell in Layer for Layer for Layerin Layer
ESP: E-SPACE Cinnamon-937 (Rwanda/G. Wyler) (337323 satellites planned, 3 up, 0 operational) 2022-
E-SpaceUS1 0 550 0.0 1 360 0 0 0 0 360
E-SpaceUS2 0 552 24.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS3 0 556 27.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS4 0 559 30.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS5 0 563 33.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS6 0 556 36.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS7 0 570 39.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS8 0 574 42.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS9 0 577 45.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS10 0 581 48.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS11 0 584 51.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS12 0 588 54.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS13 0 592 57.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS14 0 595 60.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS15 0 599 63.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS16 0 602 66.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS17 0 606 69.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS18 0 610 72.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS19 0 613 75.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS20 0 617 78.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS21 0 617 81.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS22 0 620 84.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS23 0 624 87.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS24 0 628 90.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS25 0 631 93.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS26 0 635 96.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS27 0 638 98.0 36 360 0 0 0 0 12960
E-SpaceUS28 0 528 97.5 3 1 0 0 0 0 3
E-SpaceUS TOTAL 0 3 3337323


17 : Total planned constellations
427171 : Total planned satellites
6 : Total constellations with at least one launched sat
4796 : Total launched sats in all constellations
3701 : Total launched sats in constellation operational shells
Data last updated: 2023 Mar 27 04:17:07