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How many active satellites are currently in Earth orbit?
Around 14,200
Background
According to the European Space Agency ESA, about 14,200 active satellites orbit Earth (as of January 2026). More than two-thirds of them belong to SpaceX's Starlink. That shows how dominant commercial companies have become in space. On top of that, around 40,000 larger pieces of space debris are also in orbit. Avoiding these pieces is becoming a bigger and bigger problem.
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