> the good news is that they are also relatively slow, which makes them easier to avoid. This is not true. Higher orbits do circle the earth less frequently...

> the good news is that they are also relatively slow, which makes them easier to avoid. This is not true. Higher orbits do circle the earth less frequently...but that is not because they are slower, but because they have further to go. In fact, the higher your orbit, the faster you are going.