5 Countries with the Highest Number of Military Satellites in Orbit

2. China

Military Satellites: 125

The Chinese, helped with new and better satellites, are increasingly beginning to project their military power deep into the Pacific and in particular threaten Taiwan. China is fast catching up on the United States in space technology as well, and is at the same level today that the U.S. was 10-15 years ago according to defense experts. In 2022, Beijing launched more than 200 satellites into orbit for both civilian and military use. An estimated 125 satellites are completely dedicated to military use as per the Power Atlas.