A Lot of Satellites
There are more than 7300 satellites in orbit above the Earth, and the mp4 animation above (from Rick Kohrs, SSEC; click here for an animated gif) shows their locations during about 3 hours on 6 April 2023. The points were computed using TLE data from https://celestrak.org. Some satellites are in geostationary orbit along the equator and show little movement; various polar orbiters and starlink orbits are apparent as well. That’s a lot of satellites!
