This animation shows different types of space debris objects and different debris sizes in orbit around Earth. <br />For debris objects bigger than 10 cm the data come from the US Space Surveillance Catalogue.<br /><br />The information about debris objects smaller than 10 cm is based on a statistical model by ESA.<br /><br />Number of space debris objects in orbit: <br />Greater than 1m: 5 400 objects<br />Greater than 10 cm: 34 000 objects (among them are only 2 000 active satellites)<br />Greater than 1cm: 900 000 objects<br />Greater than 1mm: 130 000 000 objects<br /><br />Colour code:<br />Red: satellites (functional or dysfunctional)<br />Yellow: rocket bodies<br />Green: mission related objects (covers, caps, adapters, etc.)<br />Blue: fragments<br /><br />More information: http://www.esa.int/debris<br /><br />Credit/Courtesy: ESA
