how many satellites are orbitting earth right now?

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how many satellites are orbitting earth right now?

2006-12-19 15:55:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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The most recent satellite catalog I've seen had something like 10,000 entries, this includes large space junk left over from various missions

2006-12-19 16:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by ZeedoT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Right now there are 2,271 satellites in orbit around the Earth. Russia has the most satellites in orbit (1,324 satellites), followed by the U.S. with 658 satellites. More info in http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/kids_space/sat.html&edu=elem

2006-12-20 00:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by Lai Yu Zeng 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

One natural, 100's of artificial.

2006-12-20 00:05:20 · answer #3 · answered by Michael da Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋