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Satellites

Dedicated to Earth-orbiting satellites and the satellite and space services industries.

21k subscribers106 posts / mo in Sep 202671 authors / mosince 2010

r/satellites has 21k members (+71% over the last 12 months). It gets about 106 posts a month from 71 people. Top topics: Weather Satellites, Satellite Launches and Orbits and Satellite Launches & SpaceX.

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Size and growth

How r/satellites has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+71%in 12 months · +7.6% in 3 months · +2.5% in 1 month
Oct 202621k
Growing21k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+38%vs Sep 2025 · +65% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026106
BusierPeaked at 106 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/satellites

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Weather Satellites5.4%
  2. Satellite Launches and Orbits4.3%
  3. Satellite Launches & SpaceX3.7%
  4. Satellite Technology & Launch Updates3.5%
  5. Starlink Launches3.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. NASA
  2. European Space Agency
  3. Space
  4. Apple
  5. Doi

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