Shell · 780 km · Iridium NEXT

Debris density in the 780 km shell.

Name: Debris density — 780 km shell
Creator: Ephem
License: https://ephem.pages.dev/terms

Iridium NEXT primary shell. Cross-linked, near-pole, extreme regularity — one of the most predictable belt structures in LEO.

§1 Notable objects at this altitude

Iridium NEXT constellation

§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/780

curl -s https://ephem-api.YOUR-SUBDOMAIN.workers.dev/shell/density/780 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ek_live_..."

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