Shell · 1400 km · Kessler-danger band

Debris density in the 1400 km shell.

Name: Debris density — 1400 km shell
Creator: Ephem
License: https://ephem.pages.dev/terms

Frequently cited as the highest-risk band for cascading collisions given long orbital lifetime and current object density.

§1 Notable objects at this altitude

Iridium 33 / Cosmos 2251 debris

§2 Last measured density

No live measurement available (the nightly propagator has not run yet, or the API is unreachable from this build). The API endpoint below will populate on the first successful run.

§3 Live endpoint

GET · https://ephem-api.YOUR-SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev/shell/density/1400

curl -s https://ephem-api.YOUR-SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev/shell/density/1400 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ek_live_..."

Refreshed nightly. Envelope includes every 5° latitude × 10° longitude bin with at least one object.