According to @StockMKTNewz, SpaceX’s Starlink operates 9,419 active satellites, far exceeding OneWeb (654), Amazon’s Kuiper (180), Planet Labs (131), and Iridium NEXT (80), highlighting a dominant LEO footprint relevant to connectivity and data markets (source: @StockMKTNewz, Jan 9, 2026). The totals indicate Starlink’s fleet is larger than the combined competitors’ 1,045 satellites, underscoring a significant scale gap that can shape service capacity and coverage comparisons (source: @StockMKTNewz, Jan 9, 2026). For publicly traded names, the current counts position Amazon Kuiper, Planet Labs, and Iridium with materially smaller active fleets than Starlink, a key competitive context for valuation and execution timelines (source: @StockMKTNewz, Jan 9, 2026). A quoted comment attributes Starlink’s scale advantage to SpaceX owning its launch capacity and thus costs, presented as commentary by @JarsyInc (source: @StockMKTNewz; @JarsyInc, Jan 9, 2026).