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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, orbit: 9382
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2945
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1973
Total all active payloads, orbit: 14300
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 11
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3031
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 17360
Rocket stages, orbit: 2029
Sat components, orbit: 1453
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11360
[PRC ASAT debris:] 803
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7855
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 32202

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, orbit: 9382
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2945
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1973
Total all active payloads, orbit: 14300
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 11
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3031
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 17360
Rocket stages, orbit: 2029
Sat components, orbit: 1453
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11360
[PRC ASAT debris:] 803
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7855
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 32202
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 5064.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4433.6
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 419.4
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 9917.0
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 4.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2217.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.0
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 12143.7
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3884.0
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 163.9
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 16191.6

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

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 9382
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1438
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1391
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 12211
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 11
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 187
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 6
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 12415
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 119
Sat components, Lower LEO: 53
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 34
[PRC ASAT debris:] 3
[Irid/Kos debris:] 23
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 12621
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 5064.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 935.6
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 168.0
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 6167.6
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 4.6
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 103.2
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.5
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 6275.9
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 182.5
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 5.4
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 6463.8
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 678
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 446
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 1124
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: 2853
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 861
Sat components, Upper LEO: 844
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9374
[PRC ASAT debris:] 798
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5902
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 13932
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 580.5
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 160.8
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 741.3
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 848.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1589.9
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1385.0
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 5.9
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2980.9

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

Data Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
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: 1110
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1203
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 89
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1297
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 27
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 36
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 34
[PRC ASAT debris:] 3
[Irid/Kos debris:] 23
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1394
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9382
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1344
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 280
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11006
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 98
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 1
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 11116
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 92
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: 11225
Data Data
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 12
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 243
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 255
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 718
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 978
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 71
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 820
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9373
[PRC ASAT debris:] 798
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5901
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11242
Data as of 2026 Jan 2
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 665
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 202
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 867
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1003
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1873
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 790
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 24
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 1
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2688