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Space by the numbers
Satellite and launch counts built from one open catalogue, updated October 17, 2026. Each page shows how its number is defined, because sites quote different totals for the same thing.
How many satellites are in space?17,101 active, 20,070 payloads in orbit.How many rockets launch each year?329 orbital launches in 2025.How many Starlink satellites are there?11,137 active, 65% of the total.
Satellites by country
| Rank | Country | Active satellites | Share of world | Launches in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 13,118 | 76.7% | 181 |
| 2 | China | 1,467 | 8.6% | 92 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 761 | 4.5% | 0 |
| 4 | Russia | 375 | 2.2% | 17 |
| 5 | Japan | 143 | 0.8% | 4 |
| 6 | France | 102 | 0.6% | 7 |
| 7 | Italy | 91 | 0.5% | 0 |
| 8 | Germany | 82 | 0.5% | 1 |
| 9 | South Korea | 79 | 0.5% | 2 |
| 10 | India | 78 | 0.5% | 5 |
Constellations
How many OneWeb satellites are in orbit?652 active.How many Kuiper satellites are in orbit?392 active.How many GPS satellites are there?37 active.
Orbits and operators
How many satellites are in geostationary orbit?575 active in geosynchronous orbit.How much space debris is in orbit?34,337 tracked objects in orbit.How many launches has SpaceX done?728 launch attempts.
Launches by year
How many rocket launches have there been in 2026?246 launches so far.How many rocket launches were there in 2025?329 launches.How many rocket launches were there in 2024?264 launches.How many rocket launches were there in 2023?223 launches.How many rocket launches were there in 2022?186 launches.How many rocket launches were there in 2021?146 launches.How many rocket launches were there in 2020?115 launches.How many rocket launches were there in 2019?102 launches.
Launches by place
How many rocket launches from Florida?1,392 launches in total.How many launches from Vandenberg?896 launches in total.How many rocket launches has China done?808 launches in total.How many rocket launches has Russia done?900 launches in total.How many rocket launches has Rocket Lab done?88 launches in total.
Sources and method
- GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0. Updated October 17, 2026. Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat).