Every satellite orbiting earth and who owns them (2023)

PRPrimož RomeThursday, February 9, 2023 · 0 min readEvery Satellite Orbiting Earth and Who Owns ThemHow many satellites are in space? There are thousands of satellites in the sky above us at this moment, orbiting Earth. Satellites have many uses for the government, military, and even civilians. They provide us with the ability to have things like Internet access, television, GPS, and much more. They also have scientific purposes such as Earth and space observation and provide the means for high-level technology development. More than half of the 4,550 satellites orbiting Earth are used for communications purposes, and that number will continue to rise as tech billionaires look to bring high-speed Internet access to every corner of Earth. But what we want to know is, who owns our orbit?…

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