Source: unoosa.org
The myth that ‘no one owns the sky’ was dispelled a long time ago, on October 4th, 1957, when the Soviets launched the first satellite to orbit space, the Sputnik 1.
Since then, governments and private corporations filled the space with an outstanding number of satellites that reached 10,019 active satellites in 2024, according to Look Up Space, with 6,646 belonging to SpaceX! That’s a remarkable increase compared to 2019 when 4987 orbited Earth. Most of this trend is highly influenced by private companies (in particular one company) that have the resources to launch satellites into space.
There are several uses for satellites orbiting in space; those include communication, earth observational, navigation, weather, astronomical, and biosatellites.
Google Earth Real-Time Satellites in Space
Unsurprisingly, in terms of military presence in space, the United States has the most satellites in space as of 2024, with a total number of 247 military satellites, according to World Population Review.
The most remarkable data about satellites orbiting space is that most of these satellites are not operational. In 2023, just 67.28% of the orbiting satellites were, in fact, operational.
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