How many satellites are orbiting Earth?

[stevelite]

I wondered how many are orbiting the earth. Of course one satellite was shot down last night, so now there are one less.

The list can be downloaded from here. There are soooo many.

UCS Satellite Database

 

[vegassatellite]

How many satellites are orbiting Earth?

All of them?

 

[stevelite]

I don't think all, but most. I think special top secret) satellites are omitted from the list.

 

[lumpkin666]

Almost 900! Wow, I'm going to have to get some more lnbs

 

[vegassatellite]

The definition of a satellite includes the function of orbiting the Earth or another celestial body. So, if it isn't orbiting a celestial body, it isn't a satellite. That's why I say "all of them".

 

[Van]

Mechanical ones that man has launched or the space junk from the launches of satellites or naturualy occuring ones?

 

[bhelms]

...Of course one satellite was shot down last night, so now there are one less...

Or a gazzillion more, depending on how you look at it...!

 

[mdonnelly]

Don't forget to count the Moon, too.

 

[Peter Parker]

If you are referring to artificial satellites placed in earth orbit and not debris, space junk, the moon etc NASA claims that the number is in excess of 5,000 but does not claim to havea truly comprehensive count.

So how about 5,271. That is now the official satellite count here at Satellite Guys.

 

[technoguy]

I posted this Image by a request of a fellow tech in the Installer Zone, In this you can only see Commercial Satellites current on Orbit.

 

[vegassatellite]

If you are referring to artificial satellites placed in earth orbit and not debris, space junk, the moon etc NASA claims that the number is in excess of 5,000 but does not claim to havea truly comprehensive count.

So how about 5,271. That is now the official satellite count here at Satellite Guys.

Does that count all the satellites that the Alien Reptile People have launched into our orbit to monitor us?

 

[Andrewwski]

I wondered how many are orbiting the earth. Of course one satellite was shot down last night, so now there are one less.

The list can be downloaded from here. There are soooo many.

UCS Satellite Database

USA 193 isn't on that list, nor is any other reconnaissance satellite.