Important space numbers to check
Number of active satellites in orbit:
10,200
As of September 20, 2024 | Total satellite number is 13,230 (23% are dead but still in orbit)
SpaceX's Falcon 9 same booster flight record:
25
Same booster turnaround time record between two launches: 13 days
Space population record:
20
Maximum number of people in space at the same time (May 25, 2021)
Number of space travelers:
717
People that reached at least 80km in altitude
Confirmed Exoplanets:
5819
Neptune-like: 1989 | Gas Giant: 1874 | Super Earth: 1739 | Terrestrial: 210 | Unknown: 7
Moon distance from Earth:
384,400 km
Average orbital distance
Number of people that walked on the Moon:
12
In 6 Apollo missions between 1969-1972
Successful Mars rover missions:
6
Sojourner (1997), Spirit (2004), Opportunity (2004), Curiosity (2012), Perseverance and Zhurong (2021)