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 Feb 7
Number of small (<100 kg) sats: 1521.5
Current number in each orbit category
None LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
2 1108 124 175 97 7 4 1
Data as of 2026 Feb 7
Number of big (>100 kg) sats: 13021.5
Current number in each orbit category
None SO LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
11 1 974 10282 241 660 261 568 21