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Space Exploration Technologies Corp

SPCXNasdaqServices-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 22, 2026
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Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $1.80TP/E –Yield –

Space Exploration Technologies Total Active Payloads / Satellites in Orbit Worldwide by Quarter

Total Active Payloads / Satellites in Orbit Worldwide at Period-End (GCAT, satellites)

QuarterlyAnnualMonthly

Space Exploration Technologies Total Active Payloads / Satellites in Orbit Worldwide: 18,486 in Q3 2026, up 27.3% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 15 quarters on record here.

Latest, Q3 2026
18,486
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+27.3%
14,517 in Q3 2025
History
15 quarters
Since Q1 2023
Sources
1
Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)

Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from

Source: Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗

Reported in GCAT (Jonathan McDowell).

Quarterly history

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PeriodEndedTotal Active Payloads / Satellites in Orbit Worldwide at Period-End (GCAT, satellites)Year on yearSource
Q3 2026Sep 30, 202618,486+27.3%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q2 2026Jun 30, 202617,581+28.7%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q1 2026Mar 31, 202616,616+30.4%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q4 2025Dec 31, 202515,660+28.4%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q3 2025Sep 30, 202514,517+23.9%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q2 2025Jun 30, 202513,662+19.7%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q1 2025Mar 31, 202512,740+16.0%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q4 2024Dec 31, 202412,192+15.6%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q3 2024Sep 30, 202411,712+16.4%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q2 2024Jun 30, 202411,416+19.3%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q1 2024Mar 31, 202410,980+23.0%Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q4 2023Dec 31, 202310,546–Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q3 2023Sep 30, 202310,061–Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q2 2023Jun 30, 20239,569–Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗
Q1 2023Mar 31, 20238,926–Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (GCAT — Launch Log & Satcat, Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Space Exploration Technologies Total Active Payloads / Satellites in Orbit Worldwide, quarterly Q1 2023–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Space Exploration Technologies SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/spcx/kpis/gcat-global-active-payloads-total

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