Supriya Chakrabarti
Professor of Physics, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Latest articles by Supriya Chakrabarti
![Thousands of the satellites orbiting Earth are small – like this cubesat seen here being released from the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cMkfeqbpmLRBRy5BRMxzBP-320-80.jpeg)
How many satellites are orbiting Earth?
By Supriya Chakrabarti published
It seems like every week, another rocket is launched into space carrying rovers to Mars, tourists or, most commonly, satellites.
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