Here's a related long-form article with more recent figures (and narratives), ht...

		perihelions 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Every satellite orbiting earth and who owns them (... Here's a related long-form article with more recent figures (and narratives), https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/07/23/world/asia/st... ("This Was Supposed to Be the Year China Started Catching Up With SpaceX")

If you want to avoid paywall - https://archive.ph/95S2U