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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, orbit: 7078
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2465
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1785
Total all active payloads, orbit: 11328
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 30
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3023
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 21
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 14402
Rocket stages, orbit: 2006
Sat components, orbit: 1468
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11891
[PRC ASAT debris:] 942
[Irid/Kos debris:] 8123
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29767

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, orbit: 7078
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2465
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1785
Total all active payloads, orbit: 11328
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 30
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3023
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 21
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 14402
Rocket stages, orbit: 2006
Sat components, orbit: 1468
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11891
[PRC ASAT debris:] 942
[Irid/Kos debris:] 8123
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29767
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 3479.3
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4085.4
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 356.4
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 7921.2
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 9.1
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2179.9
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 10115.7
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3814.0
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 161.9
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 14091.6

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 7078
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1131
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1249
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 9458
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 30
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 203
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 9699
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 121
Sat components, Lower LEO: 56
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 40
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 26
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 9916
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 3479.3
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 740.0
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 140.8
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 4360.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 9.1
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 106.9
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.7
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 4476.7
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 189.8
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 4.3
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 4670.9
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 481
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 417
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 898
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1720
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2626
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 837
Sat components, Upper LEO: 858
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9858
[PRC ASAT debris:] 935
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6128
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 14179
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 455.1
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 149.6
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 604.7
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 846.4
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1451.5
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1286.8
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.4
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2744.6

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 98
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1014
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1112
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 105
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1224
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 28
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 38
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 40
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 26
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1330
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 7078
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1033
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 235
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8346
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 30
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 97
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8474
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 93
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 18
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8585
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
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: 236
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 246
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 726
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 977
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 69
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 832
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9856
[PRC ASAT debris:] 935
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6126
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11734
Data as of 2025 Mar 17
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 471
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 180
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 651
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 994
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1648
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 768
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 26
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 2
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2444