Starlink constellation
SpaceX · Low Earth orbit
The largest satellite system ever flown: 11,143 active satellites on the independent count as of 30 September 2026, with the first third-generation satellites now in orbit from Starship.
At a glance
- Phase
- orbital operations
- Operator
- SpaceX
- Destination
- Low Earth orbit
- Next milestone
- Flight 14's 26 V3 satellites run on-orbit checkouts and raise their orbits before serving customers, on SpaceX's account
- Last verified
- 2 October 2026
Where it stands
In service worldwide; the first 26 V3 satellites reached orbit on Starship Flight 14 on 28 September 2026.
The mission
Jonathan McDowell's independent tracking catalogue counted 11,143 active Starlink satellites in orbit in its data as of 30 September 2026, 66% of the 16,914 active satellites it tracks. The first 20 third-generation V3 satellites deployed from Starship's 13th flight on 24 July 2026 on a suborbital path. On 28 September Flight 14 put 26 V3 satellites into orbit, and SpaceX made contact with every one over laser links, ground stations and Starlink user terminals; SpaceX says each will run on-orbit checkouts and raise its orbit before it begins serving customers. The fleet serving customers today is the first two generations, launched on Falcon 9.
Latest reporting
Related
Sources
- Active satellites, Jonathan McDowell · https://planet4589.org/space/stats/active.html
- Starlink launch statistics, Jonathan McDowell · https://planet4589.org/space/con/star/stats.html
- SpaceX on Flight 13 · https://x.com/SpaceX/status/2080804682918764619
- SpaceX on Starship Flight 14 · https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-14