{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "id": "orbit",
  "name": "Satellites and Objects in Earth Orbit",
  "description": "Current active satellite count from CelesTrak and authoritative estimates of tracked orbital objects and space debris.",
  "page_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/orbit.html",
  "data_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/data/orbit.json",
  "languages": [
    "en",
    "es",
    "zh",
    "hi",
    "ar",
    "fr",
    "pt",
    "ru",
    "de",
    "ja"
  ],
  "indicator_type": "periodic catalogue",
  "unit": "objects",
  "reference_period": "latest catalogue snapshot",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-12",
  "primary_sources": [
    "https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/",
    "https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_Debris/ESA_Space_Environment_Report_2025"
  ],
  "methodology_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/methodology.html",
  "terms_url": "https://dynamicfacts.org/terms.html",
  "note": "Animated values are explanatory models unless the indicator type explicitly says direct catalogue data."
}