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Satellite and Debris Population: Past Decade

Active Sats vs Time

Data
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, orbit: 7751
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2546
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1755
Total all active payloads, orbit: 12052
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 18
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3035
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 15123
Rocket stages, orbit: 1996
Sat components, orbit: 1459
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11495
[PRC ASAT debris:] 851
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7954
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 30073

Tracked Objects vs Time

Note: also available are separate plots for small (<100 kg) and big (>100 kg) sats.
DataData
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, orbit: 7751
Other active maneuverable payloads, orbit: 2546
Active non-maneuverable payloads, orbit: 1755
Total all active payloads, orbit: 12052
Dead Starlinks, orbit: 18
Other dead satellite payloads, orbit: 3035
Dead payloads, orbit, marginal cases: 18
Total all active and dead payloads, orbit: 15123
Rocket stages, orbit: 1996
Sat components, orbit: 1459
Cataloged debris, orbit: 11495
[PRC ASAT debris:] 851
[Irid/Kos debris:] 7954
Total cataloged objects, orbit: 30073
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in orbit: 3932.1
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in orbit: 4139.2
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in orbit: 361.1
Tonnage of all active payloads in orbit: 8432.4
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in orbit: 6.1
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in orbit: 2191.5
Tonnage of dead payloads in orbit, marginal cases: 5.0
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in orbit: 10635.0
Tonnage of rocket stages in orbit: 3762.1
Tonnage of sat components in orbit: 164.3
Total cataloged tonnage in orbit: 14561.4

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, Lower LEO: 7740
Other active maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1222
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Lower LEO: 1260
Total all active payloads, Lower LEO: 10222
Dead Starlinks, Lower LEO: 18
Other dead satellite payloads, Lower LEO: 195
Dead payloads, Lower LEO, marginal cases: 6
Total all active and dead payloads, Lower LEO: 10441
Rocket stages, Lower LEO: 112
Sat components, Lower LEO: 53
Cataloged debris, Lower LEO: 40
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 27
Total cataloged objects, Lower LEO: 10646
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Lower LEO: 3924.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 785.9
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Lower LEO: 144.4
Tonnage of all active payloads in Lower LEO: 4854.3
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Lower LEO: 6.1
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Lower LEO: 107.1
Tonnage of dead payloads in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 0.6
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Lower LEO: 4968.1
Tonnage of rocket stages in Lower LEO: 167.8
Tonnage of sat components in Lower LEO: 5.8
Total cataloged tonnage in Lower LEO: 5141.7
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 504
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Upper LEO: 429
Total all active payloads, Upper LEO: 933
Dead Starlinks, Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Upper LEO: 1728
Dead payloads, Upper LEO, marginal cases: 8
Total all active and dead payloads, Upper LEO: 2669
Rocket stages, Upper LEO: 841
Sat components, Upper LEO: 852
Cataloged debris, Upper LEO: 9498
[PRC ASAT debris:] 845
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5992
Total cataloged objects, Upper LEO: 13860
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Tonnage of active Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other active maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 472.5
Tonnage of active non-maneuverable payloads in Upper LEO: 150.1
Tonnage of all active payloads in Upper LEO: 622.6
Tonnage of dead Starlinks in Upper LEO: 0.0
Tonnage of other dead satellite payloads in Upper LEO: 843.4
Tonnage of dead payloads in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 0.4
Tonnage of all active and dead payloads in Upper LEO: 1466.4
Tonnage of rocket stages in Upper LEO: 1307.6
Tonnage of sat components in Upper LEO: 6.3
Total cataloged tonnage in Upper LEO: 2780.3

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

Data Data
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 96
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1016
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1112
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 97
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1214
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 24
Sat components, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 34
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 40
[PRC ASAT debris:] 4
[Irid/Kos debris:] 27
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Lower LEO: 1312
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 7740
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 1126
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 243
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9109
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 18
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: 9226
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 88
Sat components, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 19
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 0
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 0
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Lower LEO: 9333
Data Data
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 242
Total all active payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 251
Dead Starlinks, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 723
Dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 5
Total all active and dead payloads, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 979
Rocket stages, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 69
Sat components, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 826
Cataloged debris, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 9497
[PRC ASAT debris:] 845
[Irid/Kos debris:] 5991
Total cataloged objects, Small Sats in Upper LEO: 11371
Data as of 2025 Jun 17
Active Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other active maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 495
Active non-maneuverable payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 186
Total all active payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 681
Dead Starlinks, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 0
Other dead satellite payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1005
Dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO, marginal cases: 3
Total all active and dead payloads, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1689
Rocket stages, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 772
Sat components, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 26
Cataloged debris, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 1
[PRC ASAT debris:] 0
[Irid/Kos debris:] 1
Total cataloged objects, Big Sats in Upper LEO: 2488