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Constellation List - Large (but not Enormous) LEO (50-1000 satellites)

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

Large (expected 50 < N < 1000 ) existing and planned LEO constellations are listed here. The `enormous' constellations are listed here

The tables show:

Constellation name.
Layer: An 'element number' (1,2,...) or `layer'. Each layer corresponds to a shell of satellites at a given nominal altitude and inclination, but for this 'large' constellation class I provide data for a typical layer only.
Altitude: The altitude of the sub-shell is given in km
Inclination: The inclination of the sub-shell to the equator is given in degrees.
No of Planes: For each official layer (so, sub-shell 0 only) the number of orbital planes for the nominal shell is given.
Sats Per Plane: For each official layer (so, sub-shell 0 only) the number of satellites per plane for the nominal shell is given.
Active Sats: The actual number of active satellites currently in the layer.
Inactive Sats: Sats associated with this layer, but not currently thought to be operating.
Total Sats up for layer: For each official layer, the total actual number of satellites currently in orbit - the sum of the previous two values.
Total Sats Planned: For each official layer, the total planned number of active satellites is given

Constellation	State	Layer	SubLayer	LayerName	Altitude	Inclination	No of planes	Sats per plane	Active	Inactive	Total up	Total Sats launched	Total Sats Planned	First Launch	Last Launch
					km	deg	(planned)	(planned)
Strela-1M	SU	Con		-	1470	74.0	1	16	0	360	360	368	50	1970	1992

Planet	US	0	0	-	0	0.0	UNK	UNK	0	1	1	2
Planet	US	1	0	Shell 1	410	51.6	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	153
Planet	US	2	0	Shell 2	500	97.4	1	100	219	27	246	474
Planet	US	Con		-			-	-	219	28	247	629	150	2014	-

Iridium	US	Con		-	778	86.4	6	11	67	44	111	177	75	1997	-

Globalstar	US	Con		-	1414	52.0	8	6	29	56	85	97	48	1998	-

Jilin	CN	0	0	-	0	0.0	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	5
Jilin	CN	1	0	Shell 1	540	97.5	UNK	UNK	231	2	233	233
Jilin	CN	2	0	Shell 2	560	45.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Jilin	CN	Con		-			-	-	232	2	234	239	100	2015	-

Satelog	UY	1	0	Shell 1	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	27	0	27	42
Satelog	UY	2	0	Shell 2	540	43.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
Satelog	UY	Con		-			-	-	28	0	28	43	90	2016	-

BlueWalker	US	Con		-	700	98.0	16	15	0	1	1	2	243	2019	-

Swarm	US	Con		-	525	97.0	UNK	UNK	84	0	84	201	150	2018	-

Spire	US	0	0	-	0	0.0	UNK	UNK	0	4	4	14
Spire	US	1	0	Shell 1	410	51.6	UNK	UNK	0	1	1	35
Spire	US	2	0	Shell 2	500	97.5	1	1	56	21	77	110
Spire	US	3	0	Shell 3	500	83.0	1	1	10	0	10	14
Spire	US	Con		-			-	-	66	26	92	173	90	2014	-

Strela-3	SU	1	0	Shell 1	1400	82.6	2	10	0	0	0	0
Strela-3	SU	Con		-			-	-	17	140	157	166	50	1985	-

Parus	SU	0	0	-	0	0.0	UNK	UNK	0	28	28	33
Parus	SU	1	0	Shell 1	990	83.0	6	1	4	111	115	118
Parus	SU	Con		-			-	-	4	139	143	151	20	1967	2010

Orbcomm	US	1	0	Shell 1	800	45.0	4	8	30	24	54	57
Orbcomm	US	2	0	Shell 2	800	70.0	1	1	1	3	4	5
Orbcomm	US	Con		-			-	-	31	27	58	62	40	1995	-

H360	US	1	0	Shell 1	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	18	0	18	18
H360	US	2	0	Shell 2	550	40.5	1	1	3	0	3	3
H360	US	Con		-			-	-	21	0	21	21	60	2018	-

Kepler	CA	Con		-	530	97.5	UNK	UNK	22	0	22	23	140	2018	-

ESO	SU	Con		-	400	50.6	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	0	48	1976	1995

Kicksat	US	Con		-	270	51.6	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	0	100	2018	2018

Tselina-D	SU	Con		-	650	82.5	UNK	UNK	0	37	37	0	10	1970	1993

Meteor	SU	Con		-	900	81.2	UNK	UNK	4	51	55	0	3	1966	-

Canon	J	Con		-	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	0	100	2017	-

Hongyun	CN	Con		-	1075	99.9	UNK	UNK	1	0	1	0	80	2017	-

Xingshidai	CN	Con		-	550	97.5	UNK	UNK	6	1	7	0	200	2018	-

Axel	J	Con		-	600	97.7	UNK	UNK	6	0	6	0	50	2018	-

Hongyan	CN	Con		-	1100	50.0	UNK	UNK	1	0	1	0	320	2018	-

Aistech	E	Con		-	500	97.3	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	0	100	2018	-

Astrocast	CH	Con		-	520	97.5	8	8	18	1	19	0	80	2018	-

Fleet	AU	Con		-	530	97.5	UNK	UNK	6	0	6	0	140	2018	-

Hera Sys	US	Con		-	570	37.0	UNK	UNK	0	1	1	0	50	2019	-

Lingque	CN	Con		-	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	0	130	2019	-

Lacuna	UK	Con		-	550	97.6	UNK	UNK	3	0	3	0	240	2019	-

KLEO	D	Con		-	1050	88.9	UNK	UNK	4	0	4	0	300	2019	-

Stara	US	Con		-	400	97.0	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	0	120	2019	-

Ningxia	CN	Con		-	865	45.0	UNK	UNK	10	0	10	0	50	2019	-

Sateliot	UK	Con		-	550	97.5	UNK	UNK	3	0	3	0	100	2021	-

CWX	US	Con		-	530	97.5	UNK	UNK	1	1	2	0	50	2021	-

Omni	US	Con		-	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	0	200	2022	-

SferaCon	RU	Con		-	8070	98.0	UNK	UNK	1	0	1	0	640	2022	-

GeminiNG	NG	Con		-	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	0	200	2023	-

Rassvet	RU	Con		-	550	97.5	UNK	UNK	3	0	3	0	900	2023	-

44 : Total planned constellations
5731 : Total planned satellites
39 : Total constellations with at least one launched sat
2372 : Total launched sats in all constellations
1098 : Total launched sats in constellation operational shells

Data last updated: 2023 Dec 04 22:36:20

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