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They are in a very low earth orbit designed to naturally decay and deorbit in years instead of decades. Yes, there are a lot of them but they did design for thi
by eagerpace 4y ago
They are in a very low earth orbit designed to naturally decay and deorbit in years instead of decades. Yes, there are a lot of them but they did design for this. Not nearly as big a problem as satellites in higher orbits which keep being destroyed into thousands of pieces intentionally with no care for their consequences.