This statistic depicts the number of satellites in orbit as of December 31, 2016, with a breakdown by major country. At the end of 2016, China had 192 operating satellites in orbit. The total number of operating satellites came to 1,459.
Number of satellites in orbit by country as of December 31, 2016
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