How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?
Technology medium Data from 2024
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The answer
6,500 satellites
Roughly 6.5K.
Starlink has around 6,500 satellites in orbit — over half of all active satellites around the Earth belong to one company. Astronomers have raised repeated concerns about the streaks they leave across long-exposure images.
Where this number comes from
| Source | SpaceX / Jonathan McDowell satellite catalogue |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | satellites |
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