13,000 satellites around the Earth

By at 8:10 am Wednesday, Sep 15

Here's a visualization of the 13,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth. Intellectually, I know that these still represent an infinitesimal drop in the overall volume of their orbits, but it sure looks crowded when you see it like this. The Google Earth blog also has a realtime feed of their current positions.

Positions of Satellites Around Earth (via @glinner)

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