Jonathan's Space Pages

Satellite statistics: Orbits of active sats

Active Sats versus Orbit Type

Note: "GEO" here is really "synchronous"; includes all sats at 23 to 25 hours period at any inclination.

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 30
Number of small (<100 kg) sats: 1523.9
Current number in each orbit category
LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
1109 125 177 97 7 4 1
Data as of 2026 Jan 30
Number of big (>100 kg) sats: 12949.8
Current number in each orbit category
None SO LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
2 1 924 10271 241 660 260 568 21