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 Jun 15
Number of small (<100 kg) sats: 1572.1
Current number in each orbit category
None LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
3 1167 118 172 95 7 5 1
Data as of 2026 Jun 15
Number of big (>100 kg) sats: 14403.6
Current number in each orbit category
None SO LSSO LLEO SSO LEO MEO GEO VHEO
43 1 1630 10881 241 754 264 567 21