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Starlink

Commercial LEO broadband constellationIn serviceFielded 2019Pending verification
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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeCommercial LEO broadband constellation
Date of introduction2019
ProliferationOrigin country only
Satellites11,131In orbit, October 2026; 10,838 workingMed[1]
Program statusStarlink is nearly 65% of working satellites; about 1,787 have reenteredMed[1]
Orbit
Orbit regimeLEOMed[1]
Catalogued on orbit11,203Payloads with current element sets in the public catalog, active or not.High[2]
Active (CelesTrak)11,203Count in the CelesTrak active satellites list, which estimates operational status.Med[2]
Perigee139–572 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Apogee152–577 kmActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Orbital period87.4–96.2 minActive satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Inclination30.5–97.63 °Active satellites per CelesTrak, element epoch about 2026-11-08.High[2]
Summary

SpaceX broadband megaconstellation; by far the largest satellite constellation, used by militaries including Ukraine's.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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United States
Sources
  1. How many satellites does SpaceX have?, KeepTrack (from USSF catalog and McDowell GCAT)
    Published/updated 2026-10-07 · Tier 3 · checked 2026-11-08
  2. NORAD GP element sets (current data), CelesTrak (data from the U.S. Space Force 18th/19th Space Defense Squadron catalog)
    Published/updated 2026-11-08 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from cited open sources
  • 2026-11-08 Orbital elements from CelesTrak GP data (epoch about 2026-11-08): 11203 catalogued, 11203 active.