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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

Updated: 2026 Oct 2 1017:31

ConList
Constellation	State	Layer	SubLayer	LayerName	Perigee	Apogee	Inclination	No of planes	Sats per plane	Active	Inactive	Total up	Total Sats Launched	Total Sats Planned	First Launch	Last Launch
					km	km	deg	(planned)	(planned)
Lynk	US	Con	-	-	-	-	-	1	2000	8	0	8	12	2000	2020	-
Rassvet	RU	1	0	Shell 1	511.0	511.0	82.3	1	100	13	18	31	32	-	-	-
Rassvet	RU	3	0	Shell 3	600.0	600.0	60.0	1	1350	0	6	6	6	-	-	-
Rassvet	RU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	24	37	38	1950	2026	-
Planet	US	1	0	Shell 1	400.0	420.0	51.6	1	1	0	0	0	151	-	-	-
Planet	US	2	0	Shell 2	500.0	500.0	97.4	1	1	112	12	124	544	-	-	-
Planet	US	3	0	Shell 3	525.0	525.0	97.5	1	1	12	0	12	18	-	-	-
Planet	US	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	124	12	136	713	150	2014	-
Iridium	US	Con	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	67	40	107	177	75	1997	-
SpaceMobile	US	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	243	2019	-
Globalstar	US	Con	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	25	68	93	105	48	1998	-
Satellogic	UY	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	90	2016	-
Strela-1M	SU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	0	360	360	368	50	1970	1992
Axel	J	1	0	Shell 1	600.0	600.0	97.7	1	1	0	15	15	15	-	-	-
Axel	J	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0	13	0	50	2018	-
Tselina-D	SU	1	0	Shell 1	650.0	650.0	82.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tselina-D	SU	2	0	Shell 2	650.0	650.0	81.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Tselina-D	SU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	18	18	0	10	1970	1993
Strela-3	SU	2	0	Shell 2	1500.0	1500.0	82.5	1	1	21	137	158	167	-	-	-
Strela-3	SU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	21	137	158	167	50	1985	-
Parus	SU	1	0	Shell 1	990.0	990.0	83.0	6	1	4	111	115	118	-	-	-
Parus	SU	2	0	Shell 2	700.0	700.0	98.0	1	1	0	28	28	33	-	-	-
Parus	SU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	139	143	151	20	1967	2010
Kepler	CA	Con	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	11	0	11	33	140	2018	-
ESO	SU	1	0	Shell 1	400.0	400.0	50.6	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
ESO	SU	2	0	Shell 2	400.0	400.0	65.8	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
ESO	SU	3	0	Shell 3	400.0	400.0	74.0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
ESO	SU	4	0	Shell 4	400.0	400.0	82.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
ESO	SU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	48	1976	1995
Meteor	SU	1	0	Shell 1	900.0	900.0	81.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Meteor	SU	2	0	Shell 2	1200.0	1200.0	82.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
Meteor	SU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	49	54	0	3	1966	-
Canon	J	1	0	Shell 1	500.0	500.0	97.5	1	1	0	3	3	3	-	-	-
Canon	J	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	1	0	100	2017	-
Fleet	AU	1	0	Shell 1	530.0	530.0	97.5	1	1	0	11	11	11	-	-	-
Fleet	AU	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	0	5	0	140	2018	-
GeminiNG	NG	1	0	Shell 1	500.0	500.0	97.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	-	-
GeminiNG	NG	Con	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	200	2023	-

22 : Total planned constellations
6117 : Total planned satellites
18 : Total constellations with at least one launched sat
1420 : Total launched sats in all constellations
388 : Total launched sats in constellation operational shells

Updated: 2026 Oct 2 1017:31