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This is beyond the scope of my knowledge so maybe it's a stupid question, but why doesn't space debris deorbit on its own like anything else not in geostationar
by elbigbad 11y ago
This is beyond the scope of my knowledge so maybe it's a stupid question, but why doesn't space debris deorbit on its own like anything else not in geostationary orbit?
- Zikes 11y agoFrom the wikipedia entry: > Orbital decay is much slower at altitudes where atmospheric drag is insignificant. Slight atmospheric drag, lunar perturbation, and solar wind drag can gradually bring debris down to lower altitudes where fragments finally reenter, but this process can take millennia at very high altitudes.