Starlink constellation
SpaceX · Low Earth orbit
The largest satellite system ever flown: 11,078 working satellites on the independent count as of 31 August 2026, with third-generation hardware now flying on Starship.
At a glance
- Phase
- orbital operations
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- Next milestone
- Further V3 deployments on future Starship flights; no confirmed date
- Last verified
- 5 September 2026
Where it stands
In service worldwide; V3 deployment demonstrated.
The mission
Jonathan McDowell's independent tracking catalogue recorded 11,078 working Starlink satellites in orbit as of 31 August 2026, comprising 3,191 first-generation and 7,887 second-generation spacecraft. The first 20 third-generation V3 satellites deployed from Starship's thirteenth flight test on 24 July 2026; that flight flew a suborbital trajectory, so the catalogue records them as a deployment demonstration rather than satellites entering service. The fleet serving customers today remains the first two generations, launched on Falcon 9.
Latest reporting
Related
Sources
- Starlink launch statistics, Jonathan McDowell · https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html
- SpaceX on Flight 13 · https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2080804682918764619