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In 2026, the United States owned the most satellites in orbit: 14,005.

Definition. Payloads in orbit at the end of the year, counted by owning country, whether working or not. How we measure

Source: Orbital data from CelesTrak2026Updated 12 Nov 2026

Countries and territories with data, ranked

Every row is 2026, so countries are compared on the same year.
1United States14,0052026
2China1,7142026
2Russia1,7142026
4United Kingdom7262026
5Japan2502026
6France1302026
7India1222026
8Germany1052026
9Italy1022026
10South Korea852026
11Luxembourg802026
12Canada782026
13Spain702026
14Türkiye452026
15Australia412026
16Taiwan372026
17Argentina362026
18Finland302026
19Norway272026
20United Arab Emirates252026
20Greece252026
22Israel242026
23Brazil232026
23Singapore232026
25Indonesia202026
26Saudi Arabia182026
27Poland162026
28Portugal142026
29Egypt132026
29Iran132026
29Netherlands132026
29Sweden132026
33Pakistan122026
34Malaysia112026
34Thailand112026
36Belgium102026
36Denmark102026
36Mexico102026
39Switzerland82026
39Algeria82026
41Czechia72026
41Kazakhstan72026
41Rwanda72026
41Ukraine72026
45Bulgaria62026
46Nigeria52026
47Austria42026
47Azerbaijan42026
47Belarus42026
47Chile42026
47Hungary42026
47Morocco42026
47Vietnam42026
54Philippines32026
54Slovenia32026
54Venezuela32026
54South Africa32026
58Angola22026
58Ecuador22026
58Kuwait22026
58Lithuania22026
58Peru22026
58Slovakia22026
64Bangladesh12026
64Bahrain12026
64Bolivia12026
64Botswana12026
64Colombia12026
64Djibouti12026
64Estonia12026
64Ethiopia12026
64Croatia12026
64Iraq12026
64Jordan12026
64Laos12026
64Montenegro12026
64New Zealand12026
64North Korea12026
64Romania12026
64Solomon Islands12026
64Uruguay12026

Source: Orbital data from CelesTrak2026Updated 12 Nov 2026

Satellites in orbit, 2026
under 44–3636–200200–2,0002,000+
No data

81 of 103 countries and territories reported for 2026. The rest have no figure for that year yet; “Latest available” includes their most recent year, up to two years earlier.

Over time

The median country’s value ranged from 4 to 7 between 2012 and 2026.

05,00010,00015,0002012201720222026United StatesUnited Stat…ChinaRussiaUnited KingdomUnited King…JapanMedian

The median of reporting countries and the five highest in 2026. Dashed: median.

Source: Orbital data from CelesTrak2012–2026Updated 12 Nov 2026

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