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The issue isn't whether or not they'll eventually deorbit and disintegrate on re-entry -- that's a given. The issue is that while they're slowly approaching the
by sithadmin 7y ago
The issue isn't whether or not they'll eventually deorbit and disintegrate on re-entry -- that's a given. The issue is that while they're slowly approaching the Earth, they're a hazard to spacecraft. Slamming into even a gram of mass at orbital velocities could damage a spacecraft.
- saiya-jin 7y agoL1 point is around 1,500,000 km from earth, they wouldn't be entering earth's atmosphere (unless we would want them to), interfering with any other satellites circling us or anything similar.
- throwawaysea 7y agoI'm not an expert but I would think gravitational forces could move them towards other bodies like Earth?