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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Active Starlinks, orbit: 6998
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2438
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1744
Total all active payloads, orbit: 11180
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 31
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3031
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 21
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 14263
Rocket stages, orbit: 2008
Sat components, orbit: 1472
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11957
[PRC ASAT debris:] 958
[Irid/Kos debris:] 8159
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29700

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Active Starlinks, orbit: 6998
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2438
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1744
Total all active payloads, orbit: 11180
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 31
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3031
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 21
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 14263
Rocket stages, orbit: 2008
Sat components, orbit: 1472
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11957
[PRC ASAT debris:] 958
[Irid/Kos debris:] 8159
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 29700
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 3383.2
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4055.0
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 354.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 7792.9
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 9.3
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2182.7
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 9990.5
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3811.0
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 162.2
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 13963.8

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 6998
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1117
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1267
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 9382
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 31
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 207
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 9628
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 125
Sat components, Lower LEO: 57
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 42
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 26
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 9852
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 3383.2
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 716.7
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 141.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 4241.5
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 9.3
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 110.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.7
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 4361.6
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 193.4
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 4.4
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 4559.4
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 481
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 412
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 893
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1721
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2622
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 837
Sat components, Upper LEO: 860
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9921
[PRC ASAT debris:] 951
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6163
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 14240
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
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: 149.0
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 604.1
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 846.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1450.7
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1286.8
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.4
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2743.8

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
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: 1032
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1130
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 107
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1244
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 27
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 38
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 42
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 26
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1351
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 6998
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1019
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 235
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8252
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 31
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 99
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8383
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 98
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 19
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8500
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
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: 232
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 242
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 729
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 976
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 69
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 834
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9919
[PRC ASAT debris:] 951
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6161
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11798
Data as of 2025 Feb 13
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: 179
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 650
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 992
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1645
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: 2441