Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We often hear about rocket launches and how many satellites companies are putting into space. But what we don’t hear much about is how this is slowly making space more dangerous and harder to use. And now, it’s starting to get out of control. In this video, we’re going to break it all down in simple terms. And before we go any further, make sure you subscribe to the channel, so you don’t miss future updates.
Space used to feel empty and endless. But now, it is no longer empty. It is packed with metal, broken machines, and fast-moving trash. Right now, more than 40,000 tracked objects are orbiting our planet. Only about 11,000 of those are active satellites. Everything else is dead satellites, broken rocket parts, and debris from past crashes. And this is only what we can track. Scientists estimate there are millions of smaller fragments that are too tiny to monitor but still dangerous.
These objects move at about 28,000 kilometers per hour. At that speed, even a tiny paint chip can destroy a satellite. A bolt the size of a coin can punch straight through metal like a bullet. Space has become one of the most dangerous traffic zones humans have ever created.
The biggest reason for this explosion in traffic is the massive rise in satellite launches driven mainly by private companies. Ten years ago, Earth had fewer than 2,000 working satellites in orbit. Today, that number has passed 11,000 active satellites. SpaceX alone operates the largest share of them through its Starlink network. As of now, SpaceX has already launched over 9,000 Starlink satellites, with more than 6,000 actively working in orbit at any given time. The company has regulatory approval to deploy up to 12,000 satellites, and it has filed plans that could expand that number to as many as 42,000 satellites in the future. The goal is to provide full global internet coverage, especially in remote areas.
We often hear about rocket launches and how many satellites companies are putting into space. But what we don’t hear much about is how this is slowly making space more dangerous and harder to use. And now, it’s starting to get out of control. In this video, we’re going to break it all down in simple terms. And before we go any further, make sure you subscribe to the channel, so you don’t miss future updates.
Space used to feel empty and endless. But now, it is no longer empty. It is packed with metal, broken machines, and fast-moving trash. Right now, more than 40,000 tracked objects are orbiting our planet. Only about 11,000 of those are active satellites. Everything else is dead satellites, broken rocket parts, and debris from past crashes. And this is only what we can track. Scientists estimate there are millions of smaller fragments that are too tiny to monitor but still dangerous.
These objects move at about 28,000 kilometers per hour. At that speed, even a tiny paint chip can destroy a satellite. A bolt the size of a coin can punch straight through metal like a bullet. Space has become one of the most dangerous traffic zones humans have ever created.
The biggest reason for this explosion in traffic is the massive rise in satellite launches driven mainly by private companies. Ten years ago, Earth had fewer than 2,000 working satellites in orbit. Today, that number has passed 11,000 active satellites. SpaceX alone operates the largest share of them through its Starlink network. As of now, SpaceX has already launched over 9,000 Starlink satellites, with more than 6,000 actively working in orbit at any given time. The company has regulatory approval to deploy up to 12,000 satellites, and it has filed plans that could expand that number to as many as 42,000 satellites in the future. The goal is to provide full global internet coverage, especially in remote areas.
