Satellites by owner by country

Working satellites a country and its companies own today. The map opens on 2026, with figures for 78 countries.

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Highest in 2026

  1. United States of America 12,961
  2. China 1,548
  3. United Kingdom 712
  4. Russia 384
  5. Japan 149

Lowest in 2026

  1. Ukraine 1
  2. Solomon Is. 1
  3. Romania 1
  4. Peru 1
  5. North Korea 1

About the data

The number of working satellites each country owns today, counting those of its government, companies and universities. A country with no satellite of its own is left uncolored.

Unit
active satellites
Years
2026
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
CelesTrak
License
Free to reuse with credit (US Space Command)
Credit
CelesTrak SATCAT (celestrak.org), from US Space Force data via Space-Track.org

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