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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, orbit: 8073
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2623
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1835
Total all active payloads, orbit: 12531
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 16
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3029
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 19
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 15595
Rocket stages, orbit: 1998
Sat components, orbit: 1453
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11557
[PRC ASAT debris:] 833
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7985
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 30603

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, orbit: 8073
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2623
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1835
Total all active payloads, orbit: 12531
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 16
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3029
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 19
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 15595
Rocket stages, orbit: 1998
Sat components, orbit: 1453
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11557
[PRC ASAT debris:] 833
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7985
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 30603
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 4125.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4208.3
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 373.6
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 8706.8
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 5.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2189.8
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.0
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 10907.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3773.4
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 163.3
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 14844.0

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 8073
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1279
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1328
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 10680
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 16
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 191
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 10894
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 107
Sat components, Lower LEO: 50
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 41
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 28
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 11092
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 4125.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 822.4
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 149.4
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 5096.8
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 5.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 105.6
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 5208.6
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 158.1
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 4.0
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 5370.7
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 521
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 437
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 958
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: 2692
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 847
Sat components, Upper LEO: 848
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9542
[PRC ASAT debris:] 827
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6005
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 13929
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 489.4
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 153.9
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 643.3
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 842.6
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1486.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1324.0
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.1
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2816.5

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 99
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1066
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1165
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 95
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 6
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1266
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 24
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 33
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 41
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 28
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1364
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 8073
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1180
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 261
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9514
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 16
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 96
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9627
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 83
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 17
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9727
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 7
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 244
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 251
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 724
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 980
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 70
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 823
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9541
[PRC ASAT debris:] 827
[Irid/Kos debris:] 6004
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11414
Data as of 2025 Aug 4
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 513
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 192
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 705
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1002
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1710
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 777
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 25
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 1
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2513