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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	Altitude	Inclination	No of planes	Sats per plane	Active	Inactive	Total Sats launched	Total Sats Planned	First Launch	Last Launch
				km	deg	(planned)	(planned)
Parus	SU	1	0	990	83.0	6	1	4	139	143	20	1967	2010

Strela-1M	SU	1	0	1470	74.0	1	16	0	360	360	50	1970	1992

ESO	SU	1	0	400	-nan	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	48	1976	1995

Strela-3	SU	1	0	1400	82.6	2	10	15	137	152	50	1985	-

Iridium	US	1	0	778	86.4	6	11	80	31	111	75	1997	-

Globalstar	US	1	0	1415	52.0	8	6	31	54	85	48	1998	-

Planet	US	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	165	33	198	150	2014	-

Spire	US	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	58	40	98	90	2014	-

Swarm	US	1	0	525	97.0	UNK	UNK	96	0	96	150	2018	-

Kicksat	US	1	0	270	51.6	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	100	2018	2018

Jilin	CN	1	0	540	97.5	UNK	UNK	88	1	89	100	2015	-

Tselina-D	SU	1	0	650	82.5	UNK	UNK	0	39	39	10	1970	1993

Meteor	SU	1	0	900	81.2	UNK	UNK	3	51	54	3	1966	-

Orbcomm	US	1	0	800	45.0	4	8	31	27	58	40	1995	-

Satelog	UY	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	39	0	39	90	2016	-

Canon	J	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	100	2017	-

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

Xingshidai	CN	1	0	550	97.5	UNK	UNK	7	1	8	200	2018	-

Axel	J	1	0	600	97.7	UNK	UNK	6	0	6	50	2018	-

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

Kepler	CA	1	0	530	97.5	UNK	UNK	20	0	20	140	2018	-

Aistech	E	1	0	500	97.3	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	100	2018	-

Astrocast	CH	1	0	520	97.5	8	8	19	1	20	80	2018	-

Fleet	AU	1	0	530	97.5	UNK	UNK	6	0	6	140	2018	-

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

Lingque	CN	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	130	2019	-

Lacuna	UK	1	0	550	97.6	UNK	UNK	3	0	3	240	2019	-

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

KLEO	D	1	0	1050	88.9	UNK	UNK	4	0	4	300	2019	-

Stara	US	1	0	400	97.0	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	120	2019	-

Ningxia	CN	1	0	865	45.0	UNK	UNK	10	0	10	50	2019	-

Sateliot	UK	1	0	550	97.5	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	100	2021	-

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

Omni	US	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	2	0	2	200	2022	-

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

GeminiNG	NG	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	0	0	0	200	2023	-

H360	US	1	0	500	97.5	UNK	UNK	21	0	21	60	2018	-

43 : Total planned constellations
4831 : Total planned satellites
38 : Total constellations with at least one launched sat
2171 : Total launched sats in all constellations
917 : Total launched sats in constellation operational shells

Data last updated: 2023 Jun 08 03:59:18

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