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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, orbit: 6846
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2326
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1667
Total all active payloads, orbit: 10839
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 40
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3058
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 20
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 13957
Rocket stages, orbit: 2001
Sat components, orbit: 1479
Cataloged debris, orbit: 12132
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1018
[Irid/Kos debris:] 8227
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29569

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, orbit: 6846
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2326
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1667
Total all active payloads, orbit: 10839
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 40
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3058
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 20
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 13957
Rocket stages, orbit: 2001
Sat components, orbit: 1479
Cataloged debris, orbit: 12132
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1018
[Irid/Kos debris:] 8227
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29569
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 3191.1
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 3965.5
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 341.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 7498.3
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 12.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2195.4
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 1.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 9707.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3793.9
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 165.2
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 13666.4

Tracked Objects vs Time - Lower and Upper LEO - Number and Tonnage

Data Data
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 6824
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1076
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1213
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 9113
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 40
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 227
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 9388
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 127
Sat components, Lower LEO: 54
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 66
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 38
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 9635
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 3175.1
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 703.6
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 136.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 4015.4
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 12.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 120.0
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.7
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 4148.0
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 200.3
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 5.5
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 4353.8
Data Data
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 425
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 394
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 819
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1726
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2553
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 834
Sat components, Upper LEO: 866
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 10071
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1010
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6219
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 14324
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 428.4
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 147.1
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 575.5
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 848.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1424.0
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1275.9
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.3
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2706.2

Tracked Objects vs Time - Lower and Upper LEO - Number and Tonnage, big vs small

Data Data
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 90
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 990
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1080
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 123
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1210
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 24
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 38
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 66
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 38
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1338
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 6824
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 985
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 223
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8032
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 40
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 103
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8176
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 103
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 16
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8295
Data Data
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 10
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 224
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 234
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 733
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 972
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 68
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 841
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 10069
[PRC ASAT debris:] 1010
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6217
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11950
Data as of 2024 Dec 15
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 415
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 169
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 584
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 993
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1580
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 766
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 25
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 2
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2373