Satellites Tonight

How many Starlink satellites are there?

11,140

Starlink satellites are in orbit as of 6 October 2026, 22:04 UTC. SpaceX has launched 12,916 since 24 May 2019; 1,776 have already re-entered the atmosphere.

10,838
listed as operational
300
partially operational
426
launches carrying Starlink

Starlink satellites in orbit, month by month

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Source: CelesTrak satellite catalog (SATCAT), objects named STARLINK of type payload. Retrieved 6 October 2026, 22:04 UTC.

What the number counts

The count is every Starlink payload in the public satellite catalog that has no re-entry date: 11,140. CelesTrak's current orbit file for the group holds 11,110 element sets (GP, 7 October 2026), which agrees within 30.

"In orbit" is not the same as "working". The catalog marks 10,838 as operational and 300 as partially operational; the rest of the difference are satellites still raising their orbits, being lowered for disposal or out of service. SpaceX launched 2,167 so far in 2026 across 82 launches, and 423 came down in the same period.

More numbers

By shell

Where the satellites in orbit now are: altitude and orbital tilt

By year

Satellites and launches per year since 2019

Re-entries

How many come down per month, and the latest ones

Every Starlink launch, with dates and group IDs →

Questions

How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?

11,140 as of 6 October 2026, 22:04 UTC, counted from the CelesTrak satellite catalog.

How many Starlink satellites have been launched?

12,916 on 426 launches since 24 May 2019.

How many Starlink satellites have re-entered?

1,776. Starlink satellites are designed to burn up completely; see the re-entries page for the monthly numbers.