Last month we looked at how satellites are currently orbiting the planet, and this week we’re going to focus on the number of Earth Observation (EO) satellites at the start of 2023. This uses the database from the Union of … Continue reading
This is not the latest update – you can find the 2025 position here. This is our latest update examining the satellites currently orbiting the Earth. How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? According to the Index of Objects Launched … Continue reading
We’re focusing specifically on the current active Earth Observation (EO) satellites in 2022 this week, following our wider look at satellites orbiting the planet last week. Using the latest update of the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) satellite database, which … Continue reading
An updated post for 2023 can be found here! According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, maintained by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), there were 8 261 individual satellites orbiting the Earth at … Continue reading
Having spent the last few weeks looking at the developing capabilities in Earth Observation (EO) for certain countries, this week we’re looking at the wider picture and having a more detailed look at the overall number of operational satellites who … Continue reading
An updated version of this post for 2022 can be found here. How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, maintained by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), … Continue reading
This is our update on the satellites currently orbiting the Earth as at the 31st March 2020. According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, maintained by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), there were … Continue reading
If you’d like to see the 2020 update, please click here. How many satellites are orbiting the Earth? According to the Index of Objects Launched into Outer Space, maintained by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), there … Continue reading
2018 ended with the launch of over twenty Earth Observation (EO) satellites on the 27th December, onboard the Russian Soyuz rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome. Amongst its payload were: Kanopus-V 5 and 6 – two high resolution optical land observation … Continue reading
Earth Observation (EO) satellites currently account for over one third of the operational satellites orbiting the Earth. As we described two weeks ago, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) satellite database there were 1 980 operational satellites at … Continue reading
