This statistic shows the number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe, belonging to different countries or organizations as of December 2008. The United States had a total of 1,003 satellites and 61 space probes in orbit as of December 2008.
Number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe as of December 2008, by country or organization
Characteristic
Number of satellites
Number of space probes
Russia
1,379
35
United States
1,003
61
Japan
105
10
People's Republic of China
78
1
Intl. Telecom Sat. Org.
65
0
Globalstar
60
0
France
49
0
Other*
47
0
European Space Agency
38
6
India
36
1
Orbcomm
35
1
Germany
33
2
Canada
29
0
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Air Force Association. (August 20, 2012). Number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe as of December 2008, by country or organization [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/239579/number-of-satellites-and-space-probes-in-orbit/
Air Force Association. "Number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe as of December 2008, by country or organization." Chart. August 20, 2012. Statista. Accessed April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239579/number-of-satellites-and-space-probes-in-orbit/
Air Force Association. (2012). Number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe as of December 2008, by country or organization. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/239579/number-of-satellites-and-space-probes-in-orbit/
Air Force Association. "Number of Satellites and Space Probes in Orbit around The Globe as of December 2008, by Country or Organization." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239579/number-of-satellites-and-space-probes-in-orbit/
Air Force Association, Number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe as of December 2008, by country or organization Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/239579/number-of-satellites-and-space-probes-in-orbit/ (last visited April 03, 2025)
Number of satellites and space probes in orbit around the globe as of December 2008, by country or organization [Graph], Air Force Association, August 20, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/239579/number-of-satellites-and-space-probes-in-orbit/
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