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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, orbit: 11143
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 3595
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2175
Total all active payloads, orbit: 16913
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3070
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 13
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 20008
Rocket stages, orbit: 2068
Sat components, orbit: 1516
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11166
[ASAT debris:] 2656
[Collision debris:] 770
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 34758

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, orbit: 11143
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 3595
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2175
Total all active payloads, orbit: 16913
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3070
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 13
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 20008
Rocket stages, orbit: 2068
Sat components, orbit: 1516
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11166
[ASAT debris:] 2656
[Collision debris:] 770
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 34758
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 6197.1
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4715.9
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 505.8
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 11418.9
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 4.2
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2264.7
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 0.9
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 13688.7
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 4023.5
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 162.1
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 17874.3

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

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 11143
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1766
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1601
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 14510
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 194
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 14719
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 127
Sat components, Lower LEO: 54
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 35
[ASAT debris:] 8
[Collision debris:] 3
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 14935
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 6197.1
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 1057.1
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 243.5
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 7497.6
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 4.2
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 113.8
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.5
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 7616.2
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 194.7
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 6.8
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 7817.7
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 933
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 494
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 1427
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1725
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 3159
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 889
Sat components, Upper LEO: 909
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9194
[ASAT debris:] 2628
[Collision debris:] 754
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 14151
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 704.1
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 170.8
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 874.9
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 837.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1712.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1495.1
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.1
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 3213.5

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

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 93
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1183
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1276
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 85
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 2
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1363
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 29
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 37
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 35
[ASAT debris:] 8
[Collision debris:] 3
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1464
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11117
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1570
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 353
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 13040
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 49
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 13102
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 32
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 14
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[ASAT debris:] 0
[Collision debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 13148
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 254
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 265
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 708
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 4
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 977
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 72
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 883
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9193
[ASAT debris:] 2628
[Collision debris:] 754
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11125
Data as of 2026 Sep 30
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 815
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 184
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 999
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 760
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 2
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1761
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 145
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 25
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[ASAT debris:] 0
[Collision debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1932