It may not come as a surprise that the United States is responsible for a majority of the satellites that are orbiting the planet, but do you know which other countries own satellites? The team at Dewesoft.com looked at information from the UCS Satellite Database, the Space Foundation, and ESRI to determine which countries own the most satellites.
The following are the top 10 countries with the most satellites:
United States: 2,804
China: 467
United Kingdom: 349
Russia: 168
Japan: 93
India: 61
Canada: 57
Germany: 47
Luxembourg: 40
Argentina: 34
Which country on the list is most surprising to you?
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