The state of the space economy, made readable.

Active satellites in orbit
16,510
+3,338 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
20
+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: 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.

Sep 6
🇺🇸Starlink (SpaceX)
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9awaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Sep 5
Onward and Upward
via 🇩🇪Isar Aerospace on Spectrumawaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Sep 3
🇮🇳ISRO
via 🇮🇳ISRO on GSLV Mk IIawaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Sep 2
🇯🇵Synspective
via 🇺🇸Rocket Lab on Electronawaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Sep 2
🇺🇸Starlink (SpaceX)
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9awaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Sep 1
Demo Flight
via 🇨🇳Galactic Energy on Pallas-1awaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Aug 30
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon Heavyawaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Aug 27
MTG-I2
via 🇪🇺Arianespace on Ariane 62awaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Aug 26
🇺🇸Starlink (SpaceX)
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9awaiting catalog · count & mass pending
Aug 25
ZK-14/15
via 🇨🇳CASC on Long March 6C · 0.1 t
Aug 25
🇺🇸Starlink (SpaceX)
via 🇺🇸SpaceX on Falcon 9 · 16.7 t
Aug 24
Glonass
via 🇷🇺Roscosmos on Soyuz-2-1B · 5.9 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.
100
Source: CelesTrak
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Deorbits · last 12 months
909
Source: J. McDowell's GCAT
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Non-operational · still in orbitSatellites CelesTrak records as non-operational that are still on orbit, 7.5% of all payloads up there. Satellites it has never assessed are reported separately and are not counted here.
1,501
Source: CelesTrak
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Constellation buildout
26.8%
Source: Computed by Open Orbit
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Launches

Who's flying what, and how often.

Launches YTD
218
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.
2,029 tonnes
Source: J. McDowell's GCAT
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Failure rate · last 12 months
2.9%
Source: Launch Library 2
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Average cargo fill · last 12 months
84.4%
Source: Computed by Open Orbit
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Methodology: how every metric is sourced, defined, and counted.

Last 7 days in space

1–8 September 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 →