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Artificial Satellites
A curated orbital catalog of crewed stations, Earth-observing spacecraft, weather platforms, and major space telescopes currently in orbit.
Objects in Orbit~9,000+ active satellites
Heaviest SatelliteISS · ~420,000 kg
Deepest ObserverJames Webb (L2, 1.5M km)
First SatelliteSputnik 1 · Oct 4, 1957
Lowest Orbit (LEO)160–2,000 km altitude
Geostationary Orbit35,786 km · 24h period
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International Space Station
A permanently crewed orbital laboratory circling Earth in low Earth orbit.
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Velocity7.66 km/s
AltitudeApproximately 400 km
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Hubble Space Telescope
A flagship observatory in low Earth orbit delivering high-resolution imagery across multiple wavelen…
OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Velocity7.5 km/s
AltitudeAbout 540 km
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James Webb Space Telescope
An infrared observatory operating around Sun-Earth L2 for deep-space astronomy.
OrbitHalo Orbit around Sun-Earth L2
VelocityAbout 0.4 km/s around L2 environment
AltitudeAbout 1.5 million km from Earth
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Landsat 8
An Earth-observing satellite collecting multispectral imagery for land and water monitoring.
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Velocity7.5 km/s
Altitude705 km
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Terra
A long-running Earth system science satellite measuring the atmosphere, land, and energy balance.
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Velocity7.5 km/s
Altitude705 km
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Aqua
An Earth-observing satellite focused on the water cycle, atmosphere, and climate processes.
OrbitSun-Synchronous Orbit
Velocity7.5 km/s
Altitude705 km
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NOAA-20
A polar-orbiting weather satellite delivering operational environmental data for forecasting and cli…
OrbitSun-Synchronous Polar Orbit
Velocity7.4 km/s
Altitude824 km
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GOES-16
A geostationary weather satellite providing rapid imagery and environmental monitoring for the Weste…
OrbitGeostationary Orbit
Velocity3.07 km/s
Altitude35,786 km
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