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Daily orbit recap

What reached orbit and what came home, rebuilt every day from the CelesTrak snapshot of 2026-08-24. Every card and chart copies as a ready-to-share image.

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New objects yesterday
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Reentries yesterday
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New objects this week
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Reentries this week

Daily recap

Pick any of the last 14 days. New objects appear in SATCAT a day or two after liftoff.

Aug 23Aug 22Aug 21Aug 20Aug 19Aug 18Aug 17Aug 16Aug 15Aug 14Aug 13Aug 12Aug 11Aug 10
Space on Aug 23, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
ORBIT RECAPAug 23, 20260new objects cataloged1reentered and burned up▼ STARLINK-16956.0 yrs upNo new objects cataloged: SATCAT confirms launches a day or two after liftoff.
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
Open the atlas on that dayWatch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home.

The last 7 days

The 7 days ending Aug 24, 2026.

This week in orbit
The week in one image: headline numbers and every launch.
THIS WEEK IN ORBITAug 18 to Aug 24, 20264new objects in orbit16came home0new debris fragments▲ QPS-SAR-18 (SUSANOO-II) · Mahia (Rocket Lab), New ZealandAug 20 · 3 objects▲ HONGHU-03 · Jiuquan, ChinaAug 18 · 1 objectsGCAT masses for the newest arrivals are still being cataloged.
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
Objects entering and leaving orbit, day by day
Satellites launched (up) versus objects reentering (down), split into satellites and debris.
24246Aug 18Aug 19Aug 20Aug 21Aug 22Aug 23Aug 241 satellites launched2 satellites reentered4 satellites reentered3 satellites launched4 satellites reentered2 debris fragments reentered1 satellites reentered4 satellites reentered1 debris fragments reentered1 satellites reenteredentering orbitreentering
A tall bar above the line is a batch launch; the trickle below is the atmosphere clearing the lowest lanes. The newest day or two can read low while the catalog catches up.Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
The week's launches
One row per rocket, newest first.
DATELAUNCHFROMOBJECTSAug 20QPS-SAR-18 (SUSANOO-II)Mahia (Rocket Lab), New Zealand3Aug 18HONGHU-03Jiuquan, China1
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.
The week's reentries
The most recent of 16 objects that came home and burned up.
DATEOBJECTTYPETIME IN ORBITAug 23STARLINK-1695Payload6.0 yrs upAug 22SL-26 R/BRocket body15 yrs upAug 22STARLINK-1623Payload6.0 yrs upAug 22STARLINK-1830Payload5.8 yrs upAug 22STARLINK-5190Payload3.8 yrs upAug 21LEMUR-2-SPECIAL-KPayload5.3 yrs upAug 20STARLINK-1728Payload5.9 yrs upAug 20STARLINK-4424Payload4.0 yrs upAug 20SKYKRAFT-3DPayload3.2 yrs upAug 20TRISAT-2 (RUVDSSAT1)Payload235 days up
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT.

Debris this week: none created, 3 reentered. Long view: dashboard.

Watch the week replay

The week inside the 3D atlas: new arrivals highlighted, everything else dimmed. Loops on its own.

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