Atlas / Daily recap Daily orbit recap What reached orbit and what came home, rebuilt every day from the CelesTrak snapshot of 2026-09-05. The recap covers the newest fully cataloged days (SATCAT confirms a launch's objects up to about nine days after liftoff), so every number here is complete, never a half-filled day. Every card and chart copies as a ready-to-share image.
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Space on Aug 25, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
Copy image ORBIT RECAP Aug 25, 2026 37 new objects cataloged 4 reentered and burned up ▲ 29 Starlink satellites · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA 29 objects ▲ JAMX01 (JING'AN DREAM STAR) + 6 more · Taiyuan, China 8 objects ▼ STARLINK-2041 5.5 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-4437 4.0 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-6137 3.2 yrs up ▼ OBJECT A 1.9 yrs up Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. ▶ Open the atlas on that day Watch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home. Space on Aug 22, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
Copy image ORBIT RECAP Aug 22, 2026 27 new objects cataloged 4 reentered and burned up ▲ 27 Starlink satellites · Vandenberg, USA 27 objects ▼ SL-26 R/B 15 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-1623 6.0 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-1830 5.8 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-5190 3.8 yrs up Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. ▶ Open the atlas on that day Watch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home. Space on Aug 20, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
Copy image ORBIT RECAP Aug 20, 2026 3 new objects cataloged 4 reentered and burned up ▲ QPS-SAR-18 (SUSANOO-II) · Mahia (Rocket Lab), New Zealand 3 objects ▼ STARLINK-1728 5.9 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-4424 4.0 yrs up ▼ SKYKRAFT-3D 3.2 yrs up ▼ TRISAT-2 (RUVDSSAT1) 235 days up Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. ▶ Open the atlas on that day Watch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home. Space on Aug 19, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
Copy image ORBIT RECAP Aug 19, 2026 24 new objects cataloged 4 reentered and burned up ▲ 24 Starlink satellites · Vandenberg, USA 24 objects ▼ STARLINK-1280 6.4 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-1653 6.0 yrs up ▼ JILIN-1 GAOFEN 3D28 4.3 yrs up ▼ DONGPO 05 4.0 yrs up Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. ▶ Open the atlas on that day Watch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home. Space on Aug 16, 2026
Everything the catalog gained and cleared that day. ▲ launches, ▼ reentries.
Copy image ORBIT RECAP Aug 16, 2026 41 new objects cataloged 2 reentered and burned up ▲ USA 620 + 22 more · Vandenberg, USA 23 objects ▲ GUOWANG 24 OBJECT A + 8 more · Wenchang, China 10 objects ▲ GLOBALSTAR M098 + 7 more · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA 8 objects ▼ D-STAR ONE (SPARROW) 7.6 yrs up ▼ STARLINK-36416 198 days up Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. ▶ Open the atlas on that day Watch the day's arrivals climb out of their pads and its reentries come home. This week in orbit
The week in one image: headline numbers and every launch.
Copy image THIS WEEK IN ORBIT Aug 20 to Aug 26, 2026 125 new objects in orbit 20 came home 0 new debris fragments ▲ 27 Starlink satellites · Vandenberg, USA Aug 26 · 27 objects ▲ 29 Starlink satellites · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA Aug 25 · 29 objects ▲ JAMX01 (JING'AN DREAM STAR) + 6 more · Taiyuan, China Aug 25 · 8 objects ▲ COSMOS 2619 [GLONASS-K1] · Plesetsk, Russia Aug 24 · 2 objects ▲ 27 Starlink satellites · Vandenberg, USA Aug 22 · 27 objects ▲ 29 Starlink satellites · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA Aug 21 · 29 objects GCAT masses for the newest arrivals are still being cataloged. Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Names on the chart: Selected day All days Off
Objects entering and leaving orbit, day by day
Satellites launched (up) versus objects reentering (down), split into satellites and debris. Pick a day above to spotlight its column.
Copy image 20 40 60 20 40 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 3 satellites launched 4 satellites reentered 1 debris fragments reentered ▲ QPS-SAR-18 (S… ▼ STARLINK-1728 ▼ STARLINK-4424 +2 more ▼ CZ-2F DEB 29 satellites launched 2 satellites reentered 1 debris fragments reentered ▲ Starlink ×29 ▼ LEMUR-2-SPEC… ▼ TRISAT-4 ▼ CZ-6A DEB 27 satellites launched 4 satellites reentered 2 debris fragments reentered ▲ Starlink ×27 ▼ SL-26 R/B +3 more ▼ COSMOS 1275 D… ▼ NOAA 16 DEB 1 satellites reentered ▼ STARLINK-1695 2 satellites launched 2 satellites reentered ▲ COSMOS 2619 [… ▼ STARLINK-1597 ▼ STARLINK-1718 37 satellites launched 4 satellites reentered ▲ Starlink ×29 ▲ JAMX01 (JING'A… ▼ STARLINK-2041 ▼ STARLINK-4437 ▼ STARLINK-6137 ▼ OBJECT A 27 satellites launched 3 satellites reentered 2 debris fragments reentered ▲ Starlink ×27 ▼ STARLINK-1626 +2 more ▼ COSMOS 2251 D… ▼ ISS DEB [WINDO… entering orbit reentering Satellites (payloads + rocket bodies) Tracked debris fragments Hatched: reentering Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura A tall bar above the line is a batch launch; the trickle below is the atmosphere clearing the lowest lanes. Every day shown is settled: launches this far back are fully cataloged.Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. The week's launches
One row per rocket, newest first.
Copy image DATE LAUNCH FROM OBJECTS Aug 26 27 Starlink satellites Vandenberg, USA 27 Aug 25 29 Starlink satellites Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA 29 Aug 25 JAMX01 (JING'AN DREAM STAR) + 6 more Taiyuan, China 8 Aug 24 COSMOS 2619 [GLONASS-K1] Plesetsk, Russia 2 Aug 22 27 Starlink satellites Vandenberg, USA 27 Aug 21 29 Starlink satellites Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA 29 Aug 20 QPS-SAR-18 (SUSANOO-II) Mahia (Rocket Lab), New Zealand 3 Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. The week's reentries
The most recent of 20 objects that came home and burned up.
Copy image DATE OBJECT TYPE TIME IN ORBIT Aug 26 STARLINK-1626 Payload 6.0 yrs up Aug 26 STARLINK-1892 Payload 5.8 yrs up Aug 26 FLOCK 4BE-26 Payload 2.0 yrs up Aug 25 STARLINK-2041 Payload 5.5 yrs up Aug 25 STARLINK-4437 Payload 4.0 yrs up Aug 25 STARLINK-6137 Payload 3.2 yrs up Aug 25 OBJECT A Payload 1.9 yrs up Aug 24 STARLINK-1597 Payload 6.0 yrs up Aug 24 STARLINK-1718 Payload 5.8 yrs up Aug 23 STARLINK-1695 Payload 6.0 yrs up Space Atlas · SpaceAtlas.tech @ApoStructura
Source: CelesTrak SATCAT. Debris this week: none created, 6 reentered. Long view: dashboard .
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Orbital data: CelesTrak SATCAT & GP element sets · Physical data: GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).
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