removing satellites from orbit quickly will be needed when constellation programs will start. Guys like Eelon Musk plans to launch thousends of cubesats and deo

removing satellites from orbit quickly will be needed when constellation programs will start. Guys like Eelon Musk plans to launch thousends of cubesats and deorbiting norms and techniques will be needed and probably mandatory. Launching a cubesat costs a fraction compared to launching a 1 ton satellite, so you can end up launching 50 satellites instead of 1 and make them work tigether. today we count something close to 1700 active satelite and dubling this number in a year (and maybe again the year after) it is a step that have to be done right, the first time because space is big but the good orbits are few; and a kessler syndrome scenario is possible. It is imaginable that to keep the whole carousel running, you need to be able to launch and dispose satellites quickly and safely. And even though tethers are not exactly the quicker or safer system, there is a lot of work to be done and is interesting that PSLV C-38 launched many deorbiting devices.