The state of the space economy, made readable.

Active satellites in orbit
16,792
+3,784 net in the last 12 monthsNet = payloads launched minus payloads deorbited in the trailing 12 months. Source: GCAT.
Source: CelesTrakUpdated just now
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Active launch providers
21
+3 vs same date last yearAn active launch provider is any company or agency that has successfully reached orbit at least once in the last 12 months. Source: Launch Library 2.
Source: Computed from Launch Library 2Updated just now
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Recently launchedLaunches appear here within hours via Launch Library 2. The satellite operator, count, and mass are firmed up from GCAT, more precise, but cataloged a few days later.

The latest orbital launches, newest first: who flew, and whose satellites went up.

Oct 23
🇺🇸Starlink (SpaceX)
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9awaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Oct 23
🇺🇸HawkEye 360 · 3 satellites
via 🇺🇸Rocket Lab on Electron · 0.1 t
Oct 23
🇨🇳Yaogan (Chinese government) · 1 satellite
via 🇨🇳CASC on Long March 6A · 2.0 t
Oct 23
🇨🇳Yaogan (Chinese government) · 6 satellites
via 🇨🇳CASC on Long March 4B · 2.0 t
Oct 21
Xiguang 4-01 · 1 satellite
via 🇨🇳Galactic Energy on Gushenxing 1 · 0.3 t
Oct 20
RideshareOne launch carrying satellites for many unrelated customers, who share the cost of the flight. · 30 satellites
ICEYE 3HawkEye 360 3Umbra 2Capella Space 2+2 more
13 of 30 satellites matched to a tracked operator
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9 · 5.0 t
Oct 19
MMX · 1 satellite
via 🇯🇵JAXA on H3-24L · 4.5 tbeyond Earth orbit · not in mass to orbit
Oct 16
🇺🇸USA series (US government) · 17 satellites
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9 · 16.0 t
Oct 14
XSD-39,44-50 · 10 satellites
via 🇨🇳LandSpace on Zhuque-2E · 3.0 t
Oct 13
🇺🇸Starlink (SpaceX) · 27 satellites
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9 · 15.5 t
Oct 13
Dragon C211.4 · 1 satellite
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9 · 13.1 t
Oct 10
🇺🇸SDA · 21 satellites
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9 · 15.0 t

Satellite operators

What's in orbit and who owns it.

Satellite operators trackedCounts distinct satellite operator fleets identified by naming patterns in the CelesTrak catalog. Smaller fleets and government satellites may not be counted individually.
101
Source: Computed from CelesTrak
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Deorbits · last 12 months
894
Source: J. McDowell's GCAT
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Non-operational · still in orbitSatellites CelesTrak records as non-operational that are still on orbit, 7.3% of all payloads up there. Satellites it has never assessed are reported separately and are not counted here.
1,492
Source: CelesTrak
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Constellation buildout
27.1%
Source: Computed by oo insights
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Launches

Who's flying what, and how often.

Launches YTD
250
Source: Launch Library 2
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Mass to orbit YTDPayload only: the satellites, crew capsules and cargo a rocket carries, added up across every successful orbital launch this year. The rocket itself, its propellant and its spent upper stage are not counted.
2,406 tonnes
Source: J. McDowell's GCAT
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Failure rate · last 12 months
3%
Source: Computed from Launch Library 2
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Methodology: how every metric is sourced, defined, and counted.

Last 7 days in space

17–24 October 2026 · updated daily

What reached orbit, what left it, and what changed state. A rolling window, recomputed daily. Pick a figure to see what it is made of.

By launch provider

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Launch Library 2 (TheSpaceDevs) and the CelesTrak SATCAT, with mass from GCAT (J. McDowell). No part of this panel is written by a language model. How every figure is counted →