Except in this case USA-193 was already losing altitude quite fast and was expected to re-enter in the following year no matter what. Now, the satellite Russia

Except in this case USA-193 was already losing altitude quite fast and was expected to re-enter in the following year no matter what. Now, the satellite Russia shot, Kosmos 1408 [0] had an altitude of 679 km. It will take decades for all the debris to re-enter the atmosphere. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1408 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosmos_1408