Daily brief

Today in orbit

What changed in the satellite catalog: new launches, atmospheric reentries, and newly catalogued objects over the last 30 days, pulled live from the same records the API serves.

as of Oct 22, 2026 · data last ingested Oct 22, 2026 · orbital elements refresh ~every 6h · new catalog entries ~daily

17,156

Tracked objects

219

Launched · 30 days

Reentries · 30 days

249

Newly catalogued · 30 days

Today in Orbit

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Recently launched

Confirmed launches in the last 30 days, newest first. Brand-new objects can take a few days to get a confirmed launch date and operator.

Name	NORAD	Type	Operator	Launched
2026-234H 2026-234H	101067	Payload	ADA Space (Guoxing Aerospace Tech Co.)	Oct 14, 2026
2026-234C 2026-234C	101062	Payload	ADA Space (Guoxing Aerospace Tech Co.)	Oct 14, 2026
2026-234A 2026-234A	101060	Payload	ADA Space (Guoxing Aerospace Tech Co.)	Oct 14, 2026
2026-234B 2026-234B

219 launched in the window · showing latest 12

Recent reentries

Most recent confirmed reentries, newest first. Reentry dates come from GCAT and can lag a few days behind the event.

All reentries

Name	NORAD	Type	Decay date	Launched
STARLINK-5470 2022-175U	54776	Payload	Oct 16, 2026	Dec 17, 2022
STARLINK-30182 2023-102J	57412	Payload

[note]

Launch dates from CelesTrak and GCAT; decay dates from GCAT where available. Counts run against the live table, not a cached snapshot.view all sources ▸