This Week in Space Economy

Week of 2026-08-17

Launches
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50

11 providers

Active Satellites
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18,049

232 operators tracked

Funding Raised
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$97637M

57 rounds

Top Momentum
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China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation

Score: 100

Launches by Provider
US: 27CN: 15NZ: 3JP: 1RU: 1IN: 1KZ: 1MH: 1
Funding by Stage
satellite_manufacturing: $89927Msatcom_broadband: $86987Mlaunch: $86598Mdefense_security: $3057Mground_segment: $2770Min_space_manufacturing: $2100Mcommercial_leo_human: $1862Mspace_medicine_lifesci: $1750M

Live Satellite Fleet by Operator

18,049 payloads ยท 10,231 debris ยท Space-Track real-time
27,462 LEO1,875 MEO1,785 GEO586 HEO
1
10,642
2
Russian Government
1,428
3
US Government
700
4
654
5
China (CNSA)
503
6
Amazon
329
7
SSST (Qianfan)
200
8
China SatNet
168
9
Planet
162
11
JAXA (Japan)
111
12
Iridium
106
13
102
14
Spire
87
15
Globalstar
85