Updated: June 30, 2025 15:18 IST 4 min read PRINT Satellites are usually placed in several orbits around the Earth such as the Geostationary orbit (GEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO), or the low Earth orbit (LEO).(Credit: pexels.com) Top 10 countries with most satellites 2025: The active satellite orbit data, according to the satellite tracking website Orbiting Now, shows that there are about 12,952 objects orbiting our planet Earth, as on Sunday. Out of this huge number, 145 satellites have been launched into the Earth’s orbit in 2025 so far, as per Orbiting Now. Satellites are usually placed in several orbits around the Earth such as the Geostationary orbit (GEO), medium Earth orbit (MEO), or the low Earth orbit (LEO). Kongsberg NanoAvionics, a small satellite mission integrator, highlighted that small satellites dominate the LEO while large satellites dominate geostationary orbit (GEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO). It also noted that the operating satellites are registered in 105 countries or multinational organizations. Story continues below this ad While the number of satellites are bound to increase in the coming years, we take a look at the top 10 countries which have the most satellites in space: 1. United States As of November 2024, the United States accounted for 8,530 satellites in orbit, the highest number of any nation or organization, as per Statista.com. The sheer number is driven by a blend of government agencies (NASA, DoD), military assets, and private companies, chief among them SpaceX, whose Starlink alone has over 7,400 satellites. 2. Russia Russia is aiming to increase its in-orbit constellation of communications and Earth remote sensing satellites to 2,600 by 2036, Roscosmos State Space Corporation CEO Yury Borisov had said in 2024, adding that commercial satellites accounted for 35% of them. Russia’s in-orbit constellation consists of 244 satellites today, he added, according to reports. According to n2yo.com, Russia accounts for 1,559 satellites in the Earth’s orbit. 3. China China accounts for about 906 satellites in the Earth’s orbit, as per data available on n2yo.com, spanning government, military and commercial systems. The country saw major launches this year, including that of CERES-1 in March, Long March-6/6A Qianfan batches, and Guowang. 4. United Kingdom