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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Active Starlinks, orbit: 11114
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 3533
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2163
Total all active payloads, orbit: 16810
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3075
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 14
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 19911
Rocket stages, orbit: 2065
Sat components, orbit: 1495
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11170
[ASAT debris:] 2656
[Collision debris:] 770
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 34641

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 17
Active Starlinks, orbit: 11114
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 3533
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2163
Total all active payloads, orbit: 16810
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3075
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 14
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 19911
Rocket stages, orbit: 2065
Sat components, orbit: 1495
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11170
[ASAT debris:] 2656
[Collision debris:] 770
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 34641
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 6138.6
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4670.3
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 502.0
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 11311.0
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 4.2
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2270.7
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 0.9
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 13586.8
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 4019.1
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 162.1
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 17768.0

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

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 11114
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1766
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1588
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 14468
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 12
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 196
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 4
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 14680
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: 14896
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 6138.6
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 1050.1
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 239.7
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 7428.4
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 4.2
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 118.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.5
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 7551.3
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 203.3
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 6.8
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 7761.4
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 899
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 494
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 1393
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1728
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 7
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 3128
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 885
Sat components, Upper LEO: 888
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9198
[ASAT debris:] 2628
[Collision debris:] 754
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 14099
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 685.6
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 170.8
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 856.4
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 838.8
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1695.6
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1479.3
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.1
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 3181.0

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

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 94
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1184
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1278
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 86
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1367
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 27
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: 1466
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11114
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1570
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 339
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 13023
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: 13085
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: 13131
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
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: 710
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 4
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 979
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 72
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 862
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9197
[ASAT debris:] 2628
[Collision debris:] 754
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11110
Data as of 2026 Sep 17
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 781
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 184
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 965
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: 1727
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: 1898