TABLE 1
Characteristics of large LEO constellations
Name
No. of Planes
Sats./Plane
Total No. of Sats.
Inclinations(s) (deg)
Altitude(s) (km)
Min. No. Visible Above 7.5
o
Elev. Mask
Iridium
6
11
66
86.4
780
1
OneWeb (Initial)
18
40
720
87.9
1200
19
Starlink (Initial)
32
50
1600
53.0
1150
56
*
Kuiper
34
34
1156
51.9
630
17
#
Starlink (Final)
51
50-75
2825
53.8-81.0
1110-1325
81
↵
*
In ± 65
o
latitude range.
↵
#
In ± 60
o
latitude range.