Five constellations hold 70.6%of everything working in low orbit,and nobody sets a shared limit.
12,678 broadband satellites from five operators are in low Earth orbit, and 3,619 went up in the last 12 months. Starlink alone has 11,153. Each operator answers only to its own licence or filing.
Modelled scenarios from sourced figures. The parties are simulated. Nothing here is a binding determination.
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Everything tracked in low Earth orbit28,846 objects
Payloads 17,950, debris 9,853, rocket bodies and unknown 1,043. CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026.
Amazon Leo to its 2029 deadline392 of 3,232
Light band: where the last 12 months' pace reaches by 30 Jul 2029 (a Hive projection). FCC DA 26-553.
Scenario: In orbit now (14 Oct 2026)
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Shells: each constellation at its typical height and inclination, heights stretched 1.6 times. One dot is one satellite (fewer on light devices); white dots are launches in the scenario; faint dots are the 9,853 tracked debris pieces, heights schematic. Columns stand at each operator's home; the glow is the licensing states. Imagery: NASA Visible Earth. CelesTrak SATCAT and FCC orders. Ask and Negotiate are live AI working from the sourced figures; the parties are simulated.