Questions, answered
Each of these answers its question in the first sentence, then shows the working: where the figure comes from, when it was checked, and what is still uncertain. Where the number changes with every launch, the page counts it live from the same CelesTrak data the globe uses.
Satellites
- How many Starlink satellites are in orbit?
A live count from CelesTrak data, plus why launched, in orbit and working are three different numbers.
- How many satellites have launched this year?
This year so far, by network and by country, compared with the years before it.
The Moon
- When is the next Moon landing?
The next crewed and robotic attempts, with the dates as they stand and how far each has slipped.
- How many countries have landed on the Moon?
Five have soft-landed, and only one has landed people. A dated ledger with sources.
- When is China landing on the Moon?
The target is before 2030. What is built, what is tested, and what is still missing.
- What is China doing on the Moon right now?
The missions on the surface and in orbit, and what is next.
- Did a SpaceX rocket crash into the Moon?
Yes, in August 2026, and the crater has since been photographed from lunar orbit.