So you're not going to tell us and we have to count them ourselves....... ?
To quote Shakespeare, "oh death, where is thy sting".Still could be worse, imagine having to count googolplex number of objects orbiting earth (which may happen at some point in future)
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To answer your question, it depends on "your" source. http://www.wisegeek.com/how-many-satellites-are-orbiting-the-earth.htm
Perhaps true but, with respect to space junk, "what goes up, must come down", is somewhat mitigated by, "and usually burns up in the process".And by the way; NASA has long lost track of about 50% of them! The active devices (eg: the payload of the launch) is easy to track as long as it is powered-up.
If you listen to the multitudes, "God" is the most fearful thing in the heavens. We were made in, "his own image", you know."Fearful things in the heavens"
You semantic little devil you. The moon is the only "satellite" orbiting the Earth.. All the rest are "artificial".
You semantic little devil you. The moon is the only "satellite" orbiting the Earth.. All the rest are "artificial".