How many satellites are there in space?

Answer 1

That depends on what you call a satellite. The correct use of the word simply means an object caught in earths orbit. If this is what you are looking for there are litterally tens of thousands of objects from small meteorites to lost tools and rocket stages floating in orbit. So much so that it is now becomming increasingly dangerous to put new vehicles in space as the debris orbits at around 17000 miles per hour.

If man made satellites for communications is what you are searching for then thats difficult to gauge. It's unlikely that most countries will admit to placing spy satellites in space to the true figure is difficult to say, but The Goddard Space Flight Center's lists 2,271 satellites currently in orbit.

Russia has the most satellites currently in orbit, with 1,324 satellites, followed by the U.S. with 658.

Answer 2

There are literally thousands of satellites in space.

Answer 3

There are currently 1,167 active communication satellites orbiting the earth. The United States has 502 satellites actively in orbit and Russia is second with 118.

Answer 4

The Earth has one "natural satellite" -- the Moon.

At this time there are over 13,000 artificial satellites orbiting the Earth.

Answer 5

1000s, no one really has an accurate count. There are many websites up that give a database on all the satellites they know of, but it's very difficult to track all of them.

Answer 6

435 including 195 commercial,122 goverment,111 military and 7 civil satellites.

Answer 7

There is only one satellite around Earth: Luna (or the Moon).

Answer 8

About 560 operational satellites are in orbit. Though there are an unknown number of military ones.

Answer 9

336 recognized satellites yet

Answer 10

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